Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Closed B25
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6
3,997 tournament games from this position · White wins 30%, draws 26%, Black wins 44%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be3 | 2,096 | 31% 26% 43% | 2129 | 2026 |
| f4 | 1,167 | 30% 26% 44% | 2118 | 2026 |
| Nge2 | 470 | 27% 27% 46% | 2128 | 2026 |
| Nh3 | 150 | 26% 29% 45% | 2181 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 46 | 24% 26% 50% | 2180 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 29 | 48% 24% 28% | 2201 | 2025 |
| h3 | 19 | 21% 32% 47% | 2063 | 2025 |
| Nd5 | 6 | 33% 67% | 2199 | 2025 |
| Bd2 | 5 | 20% 20% 60% | 2022 | 2024 |
| Rb1 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1957 | 2018 |
| h4 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2145 | 2025 |
| f3 | 1 | 100% | 1732 | 2024 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2108 | 2018 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 1975 | 2013 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2877–Wojtaszek, R2735 | 1-0 | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Short, N2683–Nakamura, Hi2786 | 0-1 | 5th Classic KO 2013 | 2013 |
| Mamedov, Rau2656–Caruana, F2792 | 0-1 | 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz | 2021 |
| Jobava, Ba2730–Wojtaszek, R2717 | 0-1 | Rapid Match | 2012 |
| Nihal, Sarin2692–Giri, A2748 | ½-½ | Quantbox Chennai GM 2025 | 2025 |
| Rapport, R2759–Abasov, N2668 | ½-½ | TCh-AUT 2021 | 2021 |
| Rapport, R2716–Sarana, A2691 | 1-0 | TCh-TUR Super League 2025 | 2025 |
| Artemiev, V2704–Dubov, Daniil2696 | 1-0 | TCh-RUS Premier 2018 | 2018 |
| Short, N2678–Mamedov, Rau2709 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| McShane, L2655–Vitiugov, N2731 | 0-1 | 12th LCC ENG v ROW 2021 | 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