Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation B72
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2
799 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 29%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 453 | 38% 28% 35% | 2057 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 304 | 35% 31% 34% | 2117 | 2026 |
| a6 | 32 | 22% 28% 50% | 2030 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 6 | 50% 50% | 2042 | 2024 |
| Nbd7 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2239 | 2016 |
| Qa5 | 1 | 100% | 1905 | 2015 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2782–Morozevich, A2760 | ½-½ | 8th Tal Mem Blitz | 2013 |
| Smirin, I2663–Georgiev, Ki2636 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Gurel, Ediz2645–Mamedov, Rau2645 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Maze, S2627–Jones, G2650 | ½-½ | 3rd Porticcio Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Smirin, I2663–Corrales Jimenez, F2598 | 1-0 | 2nd Washington Int | 2013 |
| Piorun, K2659–Petrosian, Tl2589 | 0-1 | Aeroflot Open A 2018 | 2018 |
| Ragger, M2701–Georgiadis, N2534 | ½-½ | TCh-AUT 2018-19 | 2018 |
| Vitiugov, N2726–Valsecchi, A2500 | 1-0 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | 2018 |
| Fedorchuk, S2656–Cvitan, O2557 | 1-0 | 17th Corsican Circuit Final | 2013 |
| Kovchan, A2583–Edouard, R2627 | ½-½ | 4th Al Ain Chess Classic | 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