Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl B27
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7
1,175 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 25%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dxc5 | 327 | 47% 24% 28% | 2205 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 259 | 37% 25% 38% | 2136 | 2026 |
| c3 | 244 | 34% 20% 45% | 2059 | 2026 |
| d5 | 179 | 48% 27% 25% | 2221 | 2026 |
| c4 | 117 | 39% 30% 31% | 2178 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 23 | 22% 26% 52% | 1883 | 2024 |
| Be2 | 13 | 46% 23% 31% | 2102 | 2021 |
| Bc4 | 11 | 82% | 1981 | 2022 |
| g3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2016 | 2024 |
Top games
| Dominguez Perez, L2754–Van Wely, L2672 | ½-½ | 76th Tata Steel Masters | 2014 |
| Dubov, Daniil2703–Zvjaginsev, V2644 | ½-½ | TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Iturrizaga, E2639–Granda Zuniga, J2647 | 0-1 | 7th Americas Continental 2012 | 2012 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2774–Shoker, S2489 | 0-1 | Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup | 2016 |
| Aleksandrov, A2615–Guseinov, G2646 | 1-0 | European Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Motylev, A2656–Kulaots, K2571 | 1-0 | Paul Keres Memorial 2015 | 2016 |
| Potkin, V2571–Ponkratov, P2650 | 0-1 | Smyslov Region Group Cup | 2021 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2701–Shoker, S2500 | 1-0 | World Teams 2013 | 2013 |
| Fridman, D2637–Heberla, B2556 | ½-½ | 6th Rabat Blitz Marathon | 2015 |
| Vuckovic, Bo2594–Shanava, K2563 | ½-½ | IsBank TCh-TUR 2013 | 2013 |
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