Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line B54
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
85,541 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 27%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 82,050 | 38% 27% 35% | 2242 | 2026 |
| f3 | 2,770 | 40% 30% 31% | 2199 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 486 | 37% 27% 36% | 2204 | 2026 |
| Bb5+ | 136 | 37% 32% 32% | 2270 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 67 | 37% 22% 40% | 2315 | 2026 |
| Qd3 | 7 | 14% 14% 71% | 2130 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 6 | 50% 50% | 2296 | 2025 |
| Bg5 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2004 | 2024 |
| Be3 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2119 | 2021 |
| Nd2 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 2062 | 2025 |
| Be2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2166 | 2023 |
| Qe2 | 2 | 100% | 2053 | 2012 |
| c3 | 1 | 100% | 2124 | 2019 |
| Nb3 | 1 | 100% | 1760 | 2013 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2876–Grischuk, A2781 | 1-0 | 3rd Norway Chess 2015 | 2015 |
| 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 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Aronian, L2775 | 1-0 | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| So, W2812–Carlsen, M2832 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2772–Carlsen, M2870 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2838–Vachier Lagrave, M2803 | ½-½ | 4th GRENKE Chess Classic | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2861–Vachier Lagrave, M2780 | 1-0 | Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 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