Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations B50
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6
131,604 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 28%, Black wins 34%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 96,027 | 39% 27% 34% | 2241 | 2026 |
| Bb5+ | 23,656 | 34% 35% 31% | 2282 | 2026 |
| c3 | 5,415 | 39% 26% 35% | 2199 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 2,743 | 40% 27% 33% | 2274 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 1,664 | 42% 23% 35% | 2225 | 2026 |
| g3 | 751 | 38% 26% 37% | 2174 | 2026 |
| d3 | 551 | 31% 23% 47% | 2081 | 2026 |
| c4 | 291 | 31% 24% 45% | 2063 | 2026 |
| b3 | 149 | 40% 22% 38% | 2096 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 100 | 27% 26% 47% | 2135 | 2026 |
| h3 | 97 | 24% 27% 49% | 2103 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 82 | 46% 29% 24% | 2254 | 2026 |
| b4 | 57 | 26% 16% 58% | 2099 | 2026 |
| a3 | 6 | 33% 17% 50% | 2035 | 2023 |
| e5 | 5 | 20% 20% 60% | 2201 | 2025 |
| a4 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2071 | 2025 |
| Qe2 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2117 | 2017 |
| Na3 | 1 | 100% | 2349 | 2014 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2853–Topalov, V2816 | 0-1 | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2876–Grischuk, A2781 | 1-0 | 3rd Norway Chess 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | 0-1 | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2771–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Vachier Lagrave, M2780 | ½-½ | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2780–Carlsen, M2872 | 0-1 | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Vachier Lagrave, M2780 | 0-1 | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2780–Carlsen, M2872 | ½-½ | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2868–Anand, V2783 | ½-½ | Supreme Masters 2013 | 2013 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Nakamura, Hi2776 | ½-½ | Zurich CC Rapid 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