Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Sosonko Variation B77
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nd7
101 tournament games from this position · White wins 44%, draws 21%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O-O | 49 | 45% 24% 31% | 2112 | 2025 |
| h4 | 21 | 57% 24% 19% | 2010 | 2025 |
| Bb3 | 18 | 28% 22% 50% | 2157 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 5 | 40% 60% | 1961 | 2024 |
| Nde2 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2002 | 2022 |
| O-O | 1 | 100% | 2355 | 2017 |
| Rd1 | 1 | 100% | 2355 | 2016 |
| Bd5 | 1 | 100% | 2271 | 2015 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 2548 | 2015 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2051 | 2020 |
Top games
| Kamsky, G2672–Bodek, Michael H2425 | 1-0 | 43rd Annual World Open | 2015 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2683–Vucinic, G2384 | 1-0 | 35th ECC Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Cao, Jason2332–Bodek, Michael H2425 | ½-½ | 3rd DC International 2015 | 2015 |
| Nestorovic, L2384–Szamoskozi, G2368 | 1-0 | TCh-HUN 2012-13 | 2013 |
| Ernst, T2369–Arman, D2369 | ½-½ | Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open | 2018 |
| Urkedal, F2504–Burnett, A2228 | 1-0 | Hradec Kralove Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Garcia Cardenas, P2420–Llorens Sepulveda, M2309 | 1-0 | ch-CHI 2014 | 2014 |
| Quparadze, G2442–Eminov, O2271 | 1-0 | Corum Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Dardha, A2339–Hautot, S2372 | 0-1 | WWRR 2016 | 2016 |
| Buksa, N2344–Majdan, J2366 | 1-0 | 11th World Teams Women | 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