Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Alekhine Line B74
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Nb3 a5
29 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 21%, Black wins 48%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a4 | 22 | 27% 23% 50% | 2196 | 2026 |
| a3 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2204 | 2023 |
| Nd2 | 1 | 100% | 1927 | 2021 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 2138 | 2018 |
Top games
| Ehlvest, J2536–Smirnov, Arte2393 | 1-0 | Paul Keres Memorial 2018 | 2018 |
| Miroslaw, M2284–Tazbir, M2521 | 0-1 | TCh-POL 2nd League 2019 | 2019 |
| To, N2282–Antal, Ge2508 | 0-1 | TCh-HUN 2012-13 | 2013 |
| Tchantcev, C2216–Skembris, S2473 | 0-1 | 6th Rethymno Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Klabis, R2201–Smirnov, Arte2440 | ½-½ | Panevezys Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Giaccio, A2357–Jeet, J2141 | 1-0 | 11th Lorca Open 2022 | 2022 |
| Bunyatov, Rustam2215–Sevostianov, P2270 | ½-½ | Feb Lviv Tradition IM | 2016 |
| Belenkaya, D2313–Tonoli, W2162 | 1-0 | TCh-BEL 2016-17 | 2016 |
| Day, T2083–Baglan, E2341 | 0-1 | 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 | 2018 |
| Sztokbant, B2074–Santiago, Y2345 | 0-1 | ch-Pan Americano U20 2012 | 2012 |
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