Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with Nf6 B30
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6
313 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 34%, Black wins 25%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nd2 | 113 | 39% 38% 23% | 2313 | 2026 |
| Ng5 | 86 | 51% 29% 20% | 2324 | 2026 |
| O-O | 52 | 33% 40% 27% | 2338 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 22 | 41% 27% 32% | 2345 | 2025 |
| h3 | 16 | 56% 31% | 2252 | 2025 |
| a4 | 8 | 38% 50% | 2119 | 2025 |
| a3 | 7 | 14% 29% 57% | 2218 | 2022 |
| Nd5 | 6 | 17% 17% 67% | 2106 | 2025 |
| Bd2 | 1 | 100% | 2477 | 2020 |
| Be3 | 1 | 100% | 1645 | 2012 |
| g4 | 1 | 100% | 2255 | 2019 |
Top games
| Nakamura, Hi2789–Gelfand, B2777 | ½-½ | Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 | 2014 |
| So, W2719–Gelfand, B2777 | 1-0 | 76th Tata Steel Masters | 2014 |
| So, W2754–Topalov, V2740 | ½-½ | Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Navara, D2745–Radjabov, T2748 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 | 2018 |
| Li Chao22750–Vidit, S2644 | ½-½ | Qatar Masters Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Dubov, Daniil2660–Gelfand, B2725 | 1-0 | Nutcracker Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Yu Yangyi2675–Moiseenko, A12707 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Guseinov, G2646–Gelfand, B2731 | 0-1 | ACP Masters GpA 2015 | 2015 |
| Ivanchuk, V2698–Kasimdzhanov, R2663 | ½-½ | St Louis Spring A | 2019 |
| Radjabov, T2710–Moiseenko, A12648 | ½-½ | Corsican Circuit Final | 2016 |
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