Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 B40
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3
7,110 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 32%, Black wins 32%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 3,453 | 35% 31% 34% | 2257 | 2026 |
| d5 | 3,242 | 35% 34% 30% | 2255 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 253 | 49% 21% 30% | 2102 | 2026 |
| a6 | 45 | 58% 31% | 2064 | 2026 |
| b6 | 36 | 42% 17% 42% | 2159 | 2025 |
| d6 | 32 | 63% 28% | 2048 | 2024 |
| Qa5 | 28 | 36% 25% 39% | 2216 | 2026 |
| Ne7 | 13 | 46% 46% | 2207 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 2109 | 2023 |
| g6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2038 | 2023 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2805–Carlsen, M2831 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Giri, A2768–Carlsen, M2853 | ½-½ | 11th Norway Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2789–Caruana, F2816 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Wang Hao2762–Caruana, F2842 | 0-1 | FIDE Candidates 2020 | 2021 |
| Nakamura, Hi2816–Caruana, F2789 | 0-1 | Clutch Chess: Champions | 2025 |
| Aronian, L2745–Carlsen, M2853 | ½-½ | Superbet Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Carlsen, M2832–Firouzja, Alireza2767 | ½-½ | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |
| Aronian, L2767–Caruana, F2828 | 0-1 | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2789–Caruana, F2804 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Nakamura, Hi2804–Erigaisi, Arjun2782 | ½-½ | 13th Norway Chess 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