Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation B24
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3
5,322 tournament games from this position · White wins 30%, draws 25%, Black wins 45%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g6 | 4,735 | 29% 25% 45% | 2106 | 2026 |
| d6 | 188 | 40% 23% 37% | 1983 | 2026 |
| e6 | 184 | 38% 18% 44% | 2005 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 97 | 49% 19% 32% | 1971 | 2026 |
| Rb8 | 49 | 20% 20% 59% | 2159 | 2026 |
| e5 | 46 | 48% 24% 28% | 1991 | 2026 |
| a6 | 11 | 64% 18% 18% | 2022 | 2026 |
| h5 | 9 | 22% 22% 56% | 2269 | 2025 |
| b6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1853 | 2025 |
Top games
| Mamedyarov, S2765–Wang Yue2720 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Short, N2683–Nakamura, Hi2786 | 0-1 | 5th Classic KO 2013 | 2013 |
| Mamedov, Rau2656–Caruana, F2792 | 0-1 | 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz | 2021 |
| Nihal, Sarin2692–Giri, A2748 | ½-½ | Quantbox Chennai GM 2025 | 2025 |
| Rapport, R2759–Abasov, N2668 | ½-½ | TCh-AUT 2021 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Short, N2678–Rakhmanov, Ale2653 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Short, N2592–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2725 | ½-½ | World Rapid Team 2023 | 2023 |
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