Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line B30
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5
69 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 46%, Black wins 17%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf1 | 44 | 36% 50% | 2302 | 2026 |
| h4 | 22 | 36% 36% 27% | 2297 | 2026 |
| O-O | 1 | 100% | 2431 | 2014 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 2264 | 2019 |
| Nd5 | 1 | 100% | 2216 | 2016 |
Top games
| Onischuk, V2563–Timofeev, Arty2600 | 0-1 | VIII Governor's Cup | 2012 |
| Sethuraman, S2619–Srijit, Paul2419 | ½-½ | 58th ch-IND 2022 | 2022 |
| David, Alb2527–Dardha, Daniel2503 | 0-1 | 2nd Barreau de Paris GM | 2021 |
| Beerdsen, Thomas2520–Schoppen, Casper2498 | ½-½ | Dutch Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Perske, Thore2413–Ikonnikov, Vy2538 | ½-½ | 11th Leiden Open A 2017 | 2017 |
| Muzychuk, A2534–Buksa, N2413 | 0-1 | 37th ECC Women 2022 | 2022 |
| Brunello, S2552–Gauglitz, G2393 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2014-15 | 2015 |
| Hector, J2441–Westerberg, J2476 | 0-1 | ch-SWE 2022 | 2022 |
| Dzhumaev, M2361–Sivuk, V2541 | 1-0 | Sahibkiran Amir Temur Cup | 2024 |
| Assaubayeva, Bibisara2509–Lee, Alice2389 | 1-0 | 5th Cairns Cup 2025 | 2025 |
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