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 8. Nb3
137 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 26%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 101 | 35% 26% 40% | 2155 | 2026 |
| Be6 | 15 | 47% 47% | 2174 | 2026 |
| a6 | 10 | 50% 40% | 2109 | 2025 |
| Bd7 | 9 | 44% 33% 22% | 1993 | 2025 |
| Na5 | 1 | 100% | 2129 | 2019 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 2105 | 2021 |
Top games
| Tomczak, J2585–Moranda, W2588 | 0-1 | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2015 | 2015 |
| Grigoryan, K22584–Babujian, L2500 | 1-0 | 74th ch-ARM 2014 | 2014 |
| Rodriguez Vila, A2444–Delgado Ramirez, N2604 | ½-½ | Floripa Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Kopylov, Al22420–Eliseev, U2518 | 1-0 | Moscow Open A 2015 | 2015 |
| Ferreira, Jor12401–Bulski, K2534 | 0-1 | Universiade Men | 2013 |
| Ehlvest, J2536–Smirnov, Arte2393 | 1-0 | Paul Keres Memorial 2018 | 2018 |
| Lobanov, Sergei2429–Cvitan, O2491 | 1-0 | European Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Andrijevic, M2321–Nabaty, T2579 | 1-0 | TCh-Belgrade Premier liga 2013 | 2013 |
| Gibicar, D2267–Maze, S2614 | ½-½ | 2nd Bundesliga Sud 2017-18 | 2017 |
| Alekseev, Evgeny2610–Buzeti, J2236 | ½-½ | 36th ECC Open 2021 | 2021 |
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