Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Heidenfeld Variation B22
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Na3
62 tournament games from this position · White wins 32%, draws 27%, Black wins 40%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d6 | 30 | 43% 30% 27% | 2259 | 2026 |
| g6 | 20 | 25% 30% 45% | 2295 | 2025 |
| e6 | 9 | 22% 78% | 2324 | 2025 |
| a6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2188 | 2023 |
Top games
| Fedoseev, Vl32674–Karthik, V42516 | 1-0 | Sunway Formentera TB 1-4 | 2023 |
| Smagin, S2551–Rakhmanov, Ale2634 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Smagin, S2551–Timofeev, Arty2549 | 0-1 | ch-RUS Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Jobava, Ba2713–Stephan, V2365 | 1-0 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2017 | 2017 |
| Megaranto, S2476–Nesterov, Arseniy2599 | ½-½ | Asian Individual 2026 | 2026 |
| Lajthajm, B2424–Perunovic, Mil2597 | ½-½ | TCh-MNE Premier 2019 | 2019 |
| Smagin, S2551–Gutenev, A2469 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Smagin, S2551–Grebnev, Aleksey2469 | 0-1 | ch-RUS Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Smagin, S2551–Zakhartsov, Vl2461 | 0-1 | ch-RUS Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Fernandez, Dan Sin2519–Pijpers, A2475 | 1-0 | Thinkers Publishing GM | 2024 |
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