Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line B77
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. Bb3
1,072 tournament games from this position · White wins 44%, draws 26%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rc8 | 374 | 45% 21% 34% | 2137 | 2026 |
| Nxd4 | 371 | 38% 34% 28% | 2249 | 2026 |
| Na5 | 133 | 48% 20% 32% | 2210 | 2025 |
| Qa5 | 85 | 53% 24% 24% | 2129 | 2025 |
| Ne5 | 31 | 48% 23% 29% | 2109 | 2026 |
| Rb8 | 27 | 33% 30% 37% | 2132 | 2026 |
| a6 | 25 | 64% 16% 20% | 1936 | 2026 |
| a5 | 13 | 46% 54% | 2008 | 2024 |
| Re8 | 6 | 83% 17% | 1855 | 2021 |
| Qb8 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2196 | 2017 |
| Qc7 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2000 | 2022 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2775–Radjabov, T2793 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Giri, A2771 | 0-1 | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Grischuk, A2761 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2714–Grischuk, A2795 | ½-½ | Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2705–Gelfand, B2719 | 1-0 | Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 | 2017 |
| Radjabov, T2723–Inarkiev, E2658 | 1-0 | Chess Stars 3.0 Blitz | 2023 |
| Yu Yangyi2747–Jones, G2625 | 0-1 | Gibraltar Masters 2016 | 2016 |
| Yu Yangyi2667–Bu Xiangzhi2699 | 1-0 | 13th Asian Continental 2014 | 2014 |
| Grischuk, A2771–Savchenko, B2562 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Fedoseev, Vl32683–Mamedov, Rau2650 | 0-1 | IMSA World Masters Blitz | 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