Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Closed B25
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4
1,273 tournament games from this position · White wins 30%, draws 26%, Black wins 44%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e6 | 816 | 28% 28% 44% | 2124 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 188 | 34% 20% 46% | 2095 | 2026 |
| e5 | 112 | 43% 21% 36% | 2135 | 2026 |
| Rb8 | 76 | 24% 17% 59% | 2133 | 2026 |
| Nh6 | 17 | 35% 47% 18% | 2169 | 2024 |
| Nd4 | 15 | 20% 40% 40% | 2207 | 2024 |
| f5 | 14 | 36% 36% 29% | 2081 | 2025 |
| b6 | 11 | 27% 64% | 2173 | 2025 |
| h5 | 9 | 44% 44% | 2037 | 2023 |
| Bd7 | 9 | 56% 44% | 2024 | 2026 |
| Qd7 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2289 | 2022 |
| a6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1745 | 2018 |
| Qa5 | 1 | 100% | 2191 | 2012 |
Top games
| Rapport, R2716–Sarana, A2691 | 1-0 | TCh-TUR Super League 2025 | 2025 |
| Mamedov, Rau2650–Ponomariov, R2712 | 1-0 | IMSA Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Indjic, A2629–Mamedov, Rau2654 | 0-1 | 36th ECC Open 2021 | 2021 |
| Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2607–Sindarov, Javokhir2654 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Sadhwani, Raunak2638–Dudin, Gleb2585 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Sadhwani, Raunak2638–Rakhmanov, Ale2585 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Grigoryan, K22559–Dubov, Danii2622 | 0-1 | 14th Euro Indiv 2013 | 2013 |
| Antal, Ge2533–Gledura, B2648 | 0-1 | ch-HUN Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Shanava, K2524–Georgiev, Ki2644 | 1-0 | TCh-TUR 1st League 2017 | 2017 |
| Vokac, M2430–Navara, D2734 | 0-1 | TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad | 2015 |
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