Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Soltis Variation B79
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 Qa5 11. h4 Rfc8 12. Bb3 h5
14 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 29%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kb1 | 12 | 33% 33% 33% | 2194 | 2023 |
| g4 | 1 | 100% | 2051 | 2013 |
| Bg5 | 1 | 100% | 2196 | 2012 |
Top games
| Naroditsky, D2633–Nakamura, Hi2798 | 0-1 | ch-USA 2015 | 2015 |
| Tsanas, A2282–Istratescu, A2668 | 0-1 | 42nd TCh-GRE 2014 | 2014 |
| Sterck, Arno1796–Zubarev, Al12596 | 0-1 | Pays de Charleroi Open 2012 | 2012 |
| Dudukovic, N2302–Banovic, I2072 | ½-½ | 16th Battle of Senta Open A | 2012 |
| Laubsch, B2269–Le Besq, Alexander2097 | 1-0 | Xtracon Chess Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Hagner, Bennet2080–Trabattoni, F2246 | 0-1 | 42nd Arco Open 2020 | 2020 |
| Novak, Ivo1861–Feletar, D2350 | 0-1 | Croatian Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2769–Van Wely, L2640 | ½-½ | 78th Tata Steel GpA | 2016 |
| Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2226–Mendez, W1903 | 1-0 | III ITT JAHV McGREGOR | 2012 |
| Grgic, N1927–Jelica, M2189 | ½-½ | 24th TCh-CRO Women 2015 | 2015 |
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