Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Schlechter Variation B33
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3
223 tournament games from this position · White wins 22%, draws 17%, Black wins 61%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb4 | 204 | 23% 16% 61% | 1962 | 2026 |
| d6 | 11 | 18% 36% 45% | 2007 | 2024 |
| Be7 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2080 | 2026 |
| a5 | 2 | 100% | 1993 | 2016 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 1838 | 2016 |
Top games
| Ivanchuk, V2726–Kuzubov, Y2699 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Wantiez, F2315–Edouard, R2628 | 0-1 | 32nd ECC Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Cervello Tost, Ferran2367–Nigalidze, G2534 | ½-½ | 21st Sants Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Martiska, P2282–Markos, J2581 | 0-1 | TCh-SVK Extraliga 2012-13 | 2013 |
| Kosakowski, Jakub2431–Pacan-Milej, Kosma2423 | ½-½ | ch-POL U20 2020 | 2020 |
| Bouska, Jiri2257–Azarov, S2559 | 0-1 | 23rd ch-EUR Indiv 2023 | 2023 |
| Strejczek, D2149–Zhigalko, S2641 | 0-1 | European Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Thorhallsson, G2070–Shirov, A2693 | 0-1 | Reykjavik Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Suarez, Sebastian2201–Cuartas, Ja2521 | ½-½ | 41st Andorra Open 2025 | 2025 |
| Ozolins, Ar2141–Sveshnikov, E2489 | ½-½ | Paul Keres Memorial 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