Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Peresypkin's Sacrifice 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 f5 11. Bxb5
76 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 34%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| axb5 | 76 | 39% 34% 26% | 2173 | 2026 |
Top games
| Mamedov, Rau2666–Jobava, Ba2669 | ½-½ | TCh-TUR Super League 2016 | 2016 |
| Safarli, E2656–Mamedov, Rau2660 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem B 2014 | 2014 |
| Valsecchi, A2510–Krasenkow, M2626 | ½-½ | 50th Italian Teams 2018 | 2018 |
| Tsydypov, Z2485–Lintchevski, D2524 | 0-1 | Aeroflot Open B 2017 | 2017 |
| Vignesh, N R2515–Shyam, N2435 | ½-½ | DAV-Go Checkmate IM 2026 | 2026 |
| Zou, Chen2397–Gukesh, D2529 | 1-0 | 3rd Sharjah Masters 2019 | 2019 |
| Naranjo Moreno, A2379–Alsina Leal, D2507 | 0-1 | TCh-ESP 2nd Div 2017 | 2017 |
| Quparadze, G2462–Daghli, Arash2424 | 1-0 | 18th Caspian Cup 2020 | 2020 |
| Ladron de Guevara Pinto, P2450–Valmana Canto, J2429 | ½-½ | ITT Valencia Bressol 2020 | 2020 |
| Galburd, Y2450–Zaslavsky, M2405 | ½-½ | TCh-ISR 2020 | 2020 |
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