Openings/Sicilian Defense

Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk 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 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7

886 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 29%, Black wins 28%

Analyse

Moves

886 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
Bd3379
43%
29%
28%
2195
c3311
41%
30%
29%
2154
g3145
49%
30%
21%
2216
c424
38%
25%
38%
2066
Qh514
57%
14%
29%
2055
Be24
25%
75%
1883
Qf32
50%
50%
1819
Qd32
50%
50%
1863
Qd22
50%
50%
1912
g42
50%
50%
2138
Bxb51
100%
1797

Top games

Topalov, V2740–Carlsen, M28610-12019
Sarana, A2655–Carlsen, M2876½-½2019
Wei Yi2754–Erigaisi, Arjun27750-12026
Caruana, F2817–Kamsky, G26591-02017
Mamedov, Rau2647–Nakamura, Hi2786½-½2013
Ponomariov, R2675–Le Quang Liem2704½-½2019
Firouzja, Alireza2702–Cori, J2671½-½2019
Volokitin, And2638–Zhigalko, S26780-12014
Sarana, A2613–Dubov, Daniil2691½-½2018
Fedorchuk, S2626–Lagarde, Max2615½-½2018

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