Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Anti-Qxd4 Move Order Accepted B50
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nxe4
177 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 37%, Black wins 24%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd6 | 175 | 39% 37% 24% | 2286 | 2026 |
| Bb5+ | 2 | 50% 50% | 2242 | 2024 |
Top games
| Anand, V2786–Nepomniachtchi, I2751 | 0-1 | 6th Zurich Opening Blitz | 2017 |
| Ivanchuk, V2766–Giri, A2720 | 0-1 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Leko, P2693–Nepomniachtchi, I2767 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Malakhov, V2707–Nepomniachtchi, I2717 | 0-1 | ACP Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Mamedov, Rau2662–Cheparinov, I2702 | 0-1 | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Ponomariov, R2711–Ftacnik, L2558 | ½-½ | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2014-15 | 2015 |
| Antipov, M22607–Sarana, A2636 | 1-0 | 74th Moscow Blitz | 2020 |
| Salgado Lopez, I2662–Santos Latasa, J2569 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2016 | 2016 |
| Andriasian, Z2621–Grigoryan, K22571 | 1-0 | 77th ch-ARM HL 2017 | 2017 |
| Chigaev, M2634–Solodovnichenko, Y2554 | ½-½ | 37th Metz Open 2019 | 2019 |
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