Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Modern Bc4 Variation B35
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 d6
479 tournament games from this position · White wins 47%, draws 22%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f3 | 331 | 50% 21% 29% | 2143 | 2026 |
| h3 | 78 | 49% 27% 24% | 2207 | 2025 |
| Bb3 | 38 | 45% 18% 37% | 1965 | 2025 |
| Qd2 | 15 | 33% 27% 40% | 2007 | 2025 |
| O-O | 10 | 90% | 1876 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2045 | 2017 |
| Nf3 | 1 | 100% | 1954 | 2012 |
| Be2 | 1 | 100% | 2396 | 2026 |
Top games
| Rapport, R2776–Aronian, L2765 | 0-1 | Superbet Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Grischuk, A2783–Giri, A2734 | ½-½ | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Giri, A2775–Abasov, N2632 | 0-1 | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Sasikiran, K2656–Gelfand, B2684 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Hou Yifan2600–Li Chao22686 | 0-1 | 3rd Chinese Master Rapid Men | 2013 |
| Efimenko, Z2696–Vorobiov, E2584 | 0-1 | Aeroflot Open Rapid KO | 2013 |
| Cheparinov, I2659–Kuzubov, Y2618 | 1-0 | I Benalmadena Rapid Open | 2023 |
| Paravyan, D2634–Zvjaginsev, V2633 | ½-½ | 71st ch-RUS HL 2018 | 2018 |
| Wei Yi2675–Felgaer, R2575 | 1-0 | Gibraltar Masters 2015 | 2015 |
| Mamedov, Rau2659–Kulaots, K2538 | 1-0 | European Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
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