Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Amsterdam Variation B72
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2
276 tournament games from this position · White wins 34%, draws 25%, Black wins 41%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 174 | 34% 25% 41% | 2191 | 2026 |
| Ng4 | 67 | 36% 25% 39% | 2215 | 2025 |
| Bd7 | 22 | 23% 23% 55% | 2130 | 2026 |
| Nxd4 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 1969 | 2025 |
| a6 | 4 | 75% 25% | 1980 | 2024 |
| h5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2190 | 2026 |
| Qa5 | 1 | 100% | 1785 | 2025 |
| d5 | 1 | 100% | 2057 | 2016 |
Top games
| Harikrishna, P2695–Erigaisi, Arjun2801 | 1-0 | 87th Tata Steel Masters | 2025 |
| Yu Yangyi2752–Lu Shanglei2610 | 1-0 | TCh-CHN 2019 | 2019 |
| Morozevich, A2712–Dubov, Daniil2629 | 1-0 | Nutcracker Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2637–Melkumyan, H2670 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2687–Kozak, Adam2587 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2025 |
| Durarbayli, Vasif2611–Woodward, Andy2638 | 0-1 | Naroditsky Mem Rapid 2026 | 2026 |
| Ragger, M2701–Georgiadis, N2534 | ½-½ | TCh-AUT 2018-19 | 2018 |
| Lintchevski, D2561–Sjugirov, S2663 | 1-0 | Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Shyam, Sm2528–Erigaisi, Arjun2660 | 0-1 | TCh-BAN Premier 2022 | 2022 |
| Miranda Mesa, E2512–Vallejo Pons, F2657 | ½-½ | 45th Olympiad 2024 | 2024 |
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