Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Kupreichik Variation B56
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd7
811 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 27%, Black wins 42%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg5 | 355 | 28% 27% 45% | 2340 | 2026 |
| f3 | 150 | 33% 34% 33% | 2334 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 114 | 37% 27% 36% | 2265 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 67 | 37% 24% 39% | 2275 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 55 | 25% 20% 55% | 2239 | 2026 |
| g3 | 32 | 28% 25% 47% | 2301 | 2026 |
| h3 | 21 | 43% 14% 43% | 2342 | 2025 |
| f4 | 7 | 43% 29% 29% | 2361 | 2023 |
| Bd3 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 2162 | 2026 |
| Rg1 | 2 | 100% | 2262 | 2025 |
| Nb3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2269 | 2022 |
| b3 | 1 | 100% | 2314 | 2020 |
| h4 | 1 | 100% | 2391 | 2018 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2780–Carlsen, M2872 | 0-1 | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| So, W2812–Carlsen, M2832 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Yu Yangyi2752–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2786–Carlsen, M2832 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Vitiugov, N2732–Yu Yangyi2763 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Leko, P2714–Li Chao22748 | ½-½ | Leko-Li Chao Match 2015 | 2015 |
| Dubov, Daniil2661–Li Chao22750 | 0-1 | 31st ECC Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2763–Zvjaginsev, V2642 | ½-½ | Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2018 | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2754–Popov, Iv Rus2636 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Santos Latasa, J2620–Le, Quang Liem2731 | 1-0 | 39th Leon GM 2026 | 2026 |
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