Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack B57
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4
2,818 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 25%, Black wins 39%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e6 | 1,303 | 36% 24% 40% | 2240 | 2026 |
| Qb6 | 926 | 35% 25% 40% | 2246 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 319 | 34% 29% 37% | 2296 | 2026 |
| e5 | 122 | 41% 28% 31% | 2209 | 2026 |
| g6 | 95 | 51% 36% | 1995 | 2026 |
| a6 | 25 | 72% 16% | 2026 | 2025 |
| Na5 | 23 | 48% 17% 35% | 2305 | 2025 |
| Bg4 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2002 | 2017 |
| Qc7 | 1 | 100% | 1915 | 2019 |
| Nxd4 | 1 | 100% | 1725 | 2018 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2764–Grischuk, A2766 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Vidit, S2727–Firouzja, Alireza2760 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2024 | 2024 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2750–Topalov, V2730 | 0-1 | 10th Norway Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2767–Rapport, R2714 | 1-0 | 2nd UzChess Cup Masters | 2025 |
| So, W2753–Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2700 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2026 |
| Pranesh, M2644–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2777 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2026 |
| Ivanchuk, V2739–Li Chao22680 | 1-0 | Gibraltar Masters 2014 | 2014 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2718–Saric, Iv2690 | 1-0 | SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2729–Demchenko, A2660 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Sevian, Samuel2668–Dubov, Daniil2714 | 1-0 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |
Sicilian Defense variations
Sicilian DefenseB20Czerniak AttackB20Grob VariationB20Lasker-Dunne AttackB20Mengarini VariationB20Myers Attack, with a4B20Myers Attack, with h4B20Staunton-Cochrane VariationB20Wing GambitB20McDonnell AttackB21Smith-Morra GambitB21Alapin VariationB22Amazon AttackB20Bowdler AttackB20Brick VariationB20Keres VariationB20King David's OpeningB20Kronberger VariationB20ClosedB23Sicilian DefenseB27Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto VariationB20ClosedB23Brussels GambitB27Bücker VariationB27