Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Normal Line B74
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3
511 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 31%, Black wins 38%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be6 | 268 | 31% 32% 37% | 2154 | 2026 |
| a6 | 110 | 25% 32% 43% | 2171 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 54 | 46% 28% 26% | 2055 | 2026 |
| b6 | 32 | 31% 31% 38% | 2183 | 2025 |
| a5 | 29 | 31% 21% 48% | 2186 | 2026 |
| Ne5 | 9 | 22% 33% 44% | 2096 | 2024 |
| Na5 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2149 | 2019 |
| h5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1869 | 2021 |
| Re8 | 1 | 100% | 2230 | 2014 |
| e6 | 1 | 100% | 1889 | 2022 |
| Nd7 | 1 | 100% | 1959 | 2019 |
| Rb8 | 1 | 100% | 2073 | 2020 |
Top games
| Harikrishna, P2740–Mamedov, Nid2597 | 1-0 | TCh-TUR Super League 2015 | 2015 |
| Negi, P2643–Kryvoruchko, Y2678 | 0-1 | FIDE World Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Kramnik, V2753–Assaubayeva, Bibisara2440 | 1-0 | Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Kravtsiv, M2581–Anton Guijarro, D2546 | ½-½ | 3rd Oliver Gonzalez Mem Open A | 2012 |
| Vaishali, Rameshbabu2476–Suleymanli, Aydin2623 | 0-1 | Tata Steel Challengers | 2025 |
| Dau Khuong Duy2489–Henriquez Villagra, C2598 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Grigoryan, K22584–Babujian, L2500 | 1-0 | 74th ch-ARM 2014 | 2014 |
| Solozhenkin, E2441–Rakhmanov, Ale2629 | 0-1 | 1st Archibald Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Lobanov, Sergei2429–Khalifman, A2617 | 1-0 | European Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Jakubowski, K2470–Fier, A2573 | 0-1 | 33rd Roquetas de Mar Open | 2022 |
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