Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Bird Variation B33
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6
481 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 30%, Black wins 32%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc4 | 417 | 41% 30% 29% | 2254 | 2026 |
| Bxf6 | 31 | 32% 29% 39% | 2067 | 2025 |
| Nd5 | 13 | 15% 31% 54% | 2071 | 2025 |
| Bc4 | 6 | 33% 17% 50% | 2066 | 2022 |
| Be2 | 5 | 100% | 2125 | 2026 |
| g3 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2068 | 2022 |
| Bd3 | 2 | 100% | 2110 | 2019 |
| Qd2 | 2 | 100% | 2137 | 2018 |
| Nab1 | 1 | 100% | 2437 | 2023 |
Top games
| Shankland, S2709–Mamedyarov, S2782 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Grischuk, A2747–Gelfand, B2734 | ½-½ | Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup | 2016 |
| Harikrishna, P2752–Radjabov, T2722 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2016 | 2016 |
| Leko, P2693–Mamedov, Rau2688 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2693–Iturrizaga, E2650 | 1-0 | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2016 | 2016 |
| Areshchenko, A2690–Shevchenko, Kirill2633 | 1-0 | Kyiv-Lviv Region Blitz | 2021 |
| Brkic, A2563–Mamedov, Rau2703 | ½-½ | European Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Kravtsiv, M2595–Mamedov, Rau2649 | ½-½ | 14th Euro Indiv 2013 | 2013 |
| Sychev, K2537–Mamedov, Rau2703 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Piorun, K2648–Heberla, B2577 | ½-½ | ch-POL 2017 | 2017 |
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