Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Panov Variation B76
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. g4
1,005 tournament games from this position · White wins 50%, draws 25%, Black wins 25%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be6 | 552 | 43% 30% 27% | 2201 | 2026 |
| Nxd4 | 194 | 53% 24% 23% | 2167 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 79 | 58% 15% 27% | 2051 | 2025 |
| Bxg4 | 54 | 50% 28% 22% | 2159 | 2025 |
| h5 | 25 | 64% 28% | 2100 | 2026 |
| Ne5 | 23 | 70% 17% | 2038 | 2025 |
| Qa5 | 16 | 75% | 2183 | 2026 |
| a6 | 14 | 64% 14% 21% | 1893 | 2026 |
| Nd7 | 12 | 75% 17% | 2111 | 2024 |
| e6 | 11 | 64% 27% | 2301 | 2024 |
| d5 | 11 | 91% | 1953 | 2026 |
| e5 | 6 | 67% 33% | 2418 | 2025 |
| Re8 | 3 | 100% | 2212 | 2017 |
| a5 | 2 | 100% | 2180 | 2022 |
| Nxg4 | 1 | 100% | 1821 | 2019 |
| Rb8 | 1 | 100% | 2252 | 2014 |
| Ne8 | 1 | 100% | 2176 | 2017 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2753–Nakamura, Hi2799 | ½-½ | KM FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |
| Aronian, L2736–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2734 | 1-0 | WR Chess Masters 2023 | 2023 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2661–Erigaisi, Arjun2701 | 0-1 | Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Inarkiev, E2672–Edouard, R2659 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2014-15 | 2015 |
| Hou Yifan2628–Erigaisi, Arjun2701 | 1-0 | Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Wang Hao2730–Salem, Ar2591 | 1-0 | 21st Abu Dhabi Masters 2014 | 2014 |
| Bauer, Ch2618–Edouard, R2634 | ½-½ | 90th ch-FRA 2015 | 2015 |
| Edouard, R2666–Cvitan, O2562 | ½-½ | TCh-SUI 2013 | 2013 |
| Tukhaev, A2564–Mamedov, Rau2650 | ½-½ | European Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Kurnosov, I2645–Geller, J2559 | ½-½ | VIII Governor's Cup | 2012 |
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