Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Grigoriev 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 O-O 9. O-O-O
250 tournament games from this position · White wins 44%, draws 27%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxd4 | 95 | 40% 32% 28% | 2230 | 2026 |
| Ng4 | 76 | 43% 34% 22% | 2285 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 36 | 44% 17% 39% | 2263 | 2026 |
| d5 | 32 | 50% 16% 34% | 2134 | 2025 |
| Be6 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2252 | 2020 |
| a6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1939 | 2018 |
| Qa5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1944 | 2024 |
| Re8 | 1 | 100% | 1952 | 2015 |
| Ne5 | 1 | 100% | 1984 | 2013 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2782–Morozevich, A2760 | ½-½ | 8th Tal Mem Blitz | 2013 |
| Harikrishna, P2695–Erigaisi, Arjun2801 | 1-0 | 87th Tata Steel Masters | 2025 |
| Morozevich, A2712–Dubov, Daniil2629 | 1-0 | Nutcracker Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Smirin, I2663–Georgiev, Ki2636 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Smirin, I2663–Corrales Jimenez, F2598 | 1-0 | 2nd Washington Int | 2013 |
| Piorun, K2659–Petrosian, Tl2589 | 0-1 | Aeroflot Open A 2018 | 2018 |
| Durarbayli, Vasif2611–Woodward, Andy2638 | 0-1 | Naroditsky Mem Rapid 2026 | 2026 |
| Vitiugov, N2726–Valsecchi, A2500 | 1-0 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | 2018 |
| Fedorchuk, S2656–Cvitan, O2557 | 1-0 | 17th Corsican Circuit Final | 2013 |
| Huschenbeth, N2601–Mista, A2597 | 0-1 | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2017-18 | 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