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 Nc6
863 tournament games from this position · White wins 28%, draws 30%, Black wins 42%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 412 | 23% 36% 41% | 2108 | 2026 |
| Qd2 | 260 | 35% 23% 42% | 2187 | 2026 |
| Nb3 | 70 | 33% 30% 37% | 2142 | 2026 |
| f3 | 61 | 30% 30% 41% | 1984 | 2026 |
| h3 | 27 | 22% 19% 59% | 2031 | 2026 |
| h4 | 19 | 42% 16% 42% | 2123 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 6 | 17% 17% 67% | 1957 | 2026 |
| g4 | 5 | 60% 40% | 2129 | 2023 |
| f4 | 3 | 100% | 1909 | 2023 |
Top games
| Harikrishna, P2695–Erigaisi, Arjun2801 | 1-0 | 87th Tata Steel Masters | 2025 |
| Gukesh, D2754–Henriquez Villagra, C2598 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Morozevich, A2712–Dubov, Daniil2629 | 1-0 | Nutcracker Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2637–Melkumyan, H2670 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Predke, A2622–Jones, G2682 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Gurel, Ediz2645–Mamedov, Rau2645 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Maze, S2627–Jones, G2650 | ½-½ | 3rd Porticcio Open 2016 | 2016 |
| 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 |
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