Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Spielmann Variation B74
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Nb3 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3
7 tournament games from this position · White wins 57%, draws 14%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxb3 | 2 | 100% | 2378 | 2021 |
| Bxd3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2342 | 2019 |
| b5 | 1 | 100% | 2196 | 2013 |
| Qc7 | 1 | 100% | 2369 | 2018 |
| Nd7 | 1 | 100% | 2145 | 2013 |
Top games
| Solozhenkin, E2441–Rakhmanov, Ale2629 | 0-1 | 1st Archibald Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Balashov, Y2461–Novikov, Ma2456 | 1-0 | TCh-RUS HL 2021 | 2021 |
| Sodol, G2352–Baidetskyi, Valentin2387 | 0-1 | Open ch-Odessa Region | 2018 |
| Saunina, L2186–Malisauskas, V2409 | 1-0 | World Senior Teams 50+ 2014 | 2014 |
| Rios, Al2322–Rangel, C2070 | 1-0 | XX Feria de las Flores 2013 | 2013 |
| Borkovec, M2212–Ruzicka, Josef2087 | ½-½ | 28th Czech Rapid G1 2017 | 2017 |
| Gauche, C2233–De Haro, M2058 | 1-0 | 80th ch-BRA S/F 1 2013 | 2013 |
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