Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation B45
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nxc6
2,380 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 31%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bxc6 | 2,347 | 42% 31% 27% | 2247 | 2026 |
| dxc6 | 33 | 48% 36% 15% | 2142 | 2026 |
Top games
| Firouzja, Alireza2804–Rapport, R2776 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2022 | 2022 |
| Caruana, F2786–Rapport, R2776 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2022 | 2022 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2738–Caruana, F2789 | ½-½ | GCT Finals 2025 | 2025 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2717–Caruana, F2788 | ½-½ | GCT Super ROM Classic | 2026 |
| Anand, V2757–Harikrishna, P2731 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2019 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2762–Yu Yangyi2721 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Grischuk, A2763–Andreikin, D2715 | 1-0 | 65th ch-RUS | 2012 |
| Jakovenko, D2698–Mamedyarov, S2772 | ½-½ | Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix | 2019 |
| Najer, E2654–Caruana, F2800 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 | 2021 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2774–Kovalenko, I2674 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 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