Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation B33
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5
10,294 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 34%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ndb5 | 9,735 | 37% 34% 28% | 2205 | 2026 |
| Nb3 | 146 | 18% 68% | 1959 | 2026 |
| Nde2 | 111 | 40% 24% 36% | 2267 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 108 | 18% 24% 58% | 1954 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 104 | 80% | 1926 | 2026 |
| Nf5 | 90 | 17% 26% 58% | 2143 | 2026 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2832–Carlsen, M2835 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2832–Carlsen, M2835 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2832–Carlsen, M2835 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2832–Carlsen, M2835 | 0-1 | WCh Rapid TB 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2819–Carlsen, M2845 | ½-½ | GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2779–Carlsen, M2875 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2780–Carlsen, M2872 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Giri, A2793–Carlsen, M2853 | ½-½ | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2763–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2773–Carlsen, M2861 | ½-½ | Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
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