Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Bronstein Variation B41
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6
184 tournament games from this position · White wins 30%, draws 34%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxc6 | 83 | 19% 36% 45% | 2135 | 2026 |
| Nc2 | 40 | 35% 38% 28% | 2205 | 2024 |
| Ne2 | 21 | 48% 29% 24% | 2182 | 2025 |
| Be3 | 14 | 36% 43% 21% | 2166 | 2026 |
| a3 | 12 | 50% 17% 33% | 2254 | 2024 |
| O-O | 8 | 50% 38% | 2345 | 2025 |
| Nf3 | 5 | 20% 20% 60% | 2104 | 2019 |
| Bc2 | 1 | 100% | 2569 | 2017 |
Top games
| Grischuk, A2689–Lou Yiping2459 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Kollars, Dmitrij2607–Warakomski, T2533 | 1-0 | Rapid Chess Superleague | 2023 |
| Ivanisevic, I2641–Horvath, Cs12497 | ½-½ | TCh-HUN 2016-17 | 2017 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2626–Lou Yiping2459 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Nguyen Anh Dung2465–Gareev, T2611 | 1-0 | Prof. Lim Kok Ann GM Inv | 2018 |
| Jobava, Ba2571–Quparadze, G2491 | 1-0 | 83rd ch-GEO 2024 | 2024 |
| Dvoirys, S2465–Smirin, I2574 | 0-1 | Dov Porat Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Gomez Garrido, C2527–Gonzalez Zamora, J2499 | ½-½ | 28th Carlos Torre Mem | 2016 |
| Karttunen, M2448–Miezis, N2574 | ½-½ | TCh-FIN SM 2012-13 | 2013 |
| Sammalvuo, T2448–Miezis, N2511 | ½-½ | TCh-FIN 2014-15 | 2014 |
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