Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack B78
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O
1,552 tournament games from this position · White wins 48%, draws 24%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rc8 | 867 | 49% 25% 26% | 2122 | 2026 |
| Rb8 | 368 | 43% 22% 35% | 2168 | 2026 |
| Ne5 | 153 | 50% 22% 27% | 2140 | 2026 |
| Qa5 | 73 | 44% 26% 30% | 2124 | 2026 |
| a6 | 24 | 63% 21% 17% | 1892 | 2025 |
| Na5 | 24 | 33% 38% 29% | 2154 | 2026 |
| Nxd4 | 16 | 69% 19% | 1965 | 2026 |
| Qb8 | 16 | 38% 25% 38% | 2032 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2071 | 2024 |
| b5 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2177 | 2018 |
| Re8 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1924 | 2018 |
| h5 | 1 | 100% | 2189 | 2026 |
Top games
| Rapport, R2776–Aronian, L2765 | 0-1 | Superbet Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Fedoseev, Vl32724–Nakamura, Hi2787 | ½-½ | 11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| So, W2754–Duda, J2728 | 1-0 | Moscow FIDE Grand Prix | 2019 |
| Grischuk, A2785–Mamedov, Rau2678 | ½-½ | 33rd ECC Open 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2760–Shevchenko, Kirill2684 | 1-0 | Superbet Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Robson, R2667–Nakamura, Hi2746 | 0-1 | 63rd ch-USA 2019 | 2019 |
| Le Quang Liem2704–Mamedov, Rau2650 | 1-0 | IMSA World Masters Blitz | 2019 |
| Polgar, Ju2705–Jones, G2644 | ½-½ | 4th London Chess Classic | 2012 |
| Polgar, Ju2693–Jones, G2654 | 0-1 | 5th Classic GpC 2013 | 2013 |
| Zhigalko, S2648–Mamedov, Rau2680 | 1-0 | TCh-TUR Super League 2017 | 2017 |
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