Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal B40
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
11,260 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 30%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 9,920 | 40% 30% 30% | 2220 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 1,197 | 36% 24% 41% | 2137 | 2026 |
| Nd2 | 49 | 43% 29% 29% | 2298 | 2026 |
| f3 | 49 | 22% 76% | 1956 | 2026 |
| e5 | 15 | 87% | 1908 | 2025 |
| Bg5 | 14 | 93% | 1844 | 2025 |
| Qe2 | 5 | 80% 20% | 2205 | 2025 |
| Qf3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2062 | 2025 |
| Qd3 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2059 | 2023 |
| c4 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2035 | 2020 |
| Nb5 | 1 | 100% | 2076 | 2017 |
| c3 | 1 | 100% | 1704 | 2020 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2842–Grischuk, A2777 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2020 | 2021 |
| Caruana, F2842–Giri, A2763 | 0-1 | FIDE Candidates 2020 | 2021 |
| Caruana, F2835–Mamedyarov, S2764 | ½-½ | ch-Schachbundesliga 2020 | 2020 |
| Caruana, F2806–Mamedyarov, S2782 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Caruana, F2820–Rapport, R2763 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2021 | 2021 |
| Caruana, F2818–Yu Yangyi2752 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2806–Rapport, R2763 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Caruana, F2786–Rapport, R2776 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2022 | 2022 |
| Giri, A2768–Nepomniachtchi, I2795 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2023 | 2023 |
| Carlsen, M2830–Erigaisi, Arjun2727 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
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