Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack, Tal Gambit B21
1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Nf6
221 tournament games from this position · White wins 24%, draws 23%, Black wins 54%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb5+ | 136 | 22% 21% 57% | 2211 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 33 | 24% 33% 42% | 2179 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 26 | 23% 27% 50% | 2084 | 2025 |
| b3 | 11 | 36% 18% 45% | 2207 | 2025 |
| c4 | 11 | 18% 18% 64% | 2105 | 2023 |
| Bc4 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2062 | 2021 |
| d4 | 1 | 100% | 1939 | 2013 |
Top games
| Ivanchuk, V2753–Giri, A2734 | 0-1 | 26th Leon Masters g20 | 2013 |
| Navara, D2727–Moiseenko, A12692 | 1-0 | European Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Sulskis, S2531–Shirov, A2713 | ½-½ | Latvian Railway Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Moiseenko, Va2528–Timofeev, Arty2601 | ½-½ | TCh-RUS Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Cherniaev, A12447–Khismatullin, D2658 | 0-1 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Sveshnikov, E2524–Abasov, N2492 | ½-½ | 33rd Bratto Open | 2013 |
| Golubka, P2438–Miton, K2579 | 0-1 | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021 | 2021 |
| Moiseenko, Va2485–Tazbir, M2527 | ½-½ | TCh-FIN 2014-15 | 2014 |
| Carlstedt, J2475–Bogner, S2535 | ½-½ | German Int Juniors 2015 | 2015 |
| Merry, Alan B2269–Fressinet, L2713 | 0-1 | PokerStars IoM Masters 2014 | 2014 |
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