Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Topalov Variation 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 Rc8 11. Bb3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4
408 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 34%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b5 | 400 | 35% 34% 31% | 2165 | 2026 |
| a5 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2083 | 2021 |
| Qa5 | 2 | 100% | 1863 | 2025 |
| Qc7 | 1 | 100% | 1852 | 2022 |
Top games
| So, W2760–Shevchenko, Kirill2684 | 1-0 | Superbet Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Yu Yangyi2747–Jones, G2625 | 0-1 | Gibraltar Masters 2016 | 2016 |
| 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 |
| Kravtsiv, M2599–Jones, G2647 | 1-0 | 22nd Abu Dhabi Masters | 2015 |
| Istratescu, A2609–Edouard, R2630 | ½-½ | TCh-BEL 2015-16 | 2016 |
| Ma Qun2606–Jones, G2625 | ½-½ | 123rd ch-NZL Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Alekseenko, K2609–Vocaturo, D2620 | ½-½ | 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 | 2018 |
| Jobava, Ba2714–Pourramezanali, A2505 | ½-½ | 2nd Stars Cup 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