Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit B21
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3
263 tournament games from this position · White wins 33%, draws 21%, Black wins 46%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 99 | 41% 21% 37% | 2031 | 2026 |
| d6 | 73 | 23% 21% 56% | 2021 | 2026 |
| e6 | 43 | 21% 23% 56% | 2037 | 2026 |
| e5 | 21 | 57% 43% | 2053 | 2024 |
| a6 | 10 | 30% 60% | 2049 | 2024 |
| Nf6 | 7 | 29% 14% 57% | 1921 | 2024 |
| g6 | 6 | 33% 50% 17% | 1984 | 2024 |
| Qa5+ | 2 | 100% | 1956 | 2024 |
| d3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1819 | 2023 |
Top games
| Fier, A2543–Munoz Pantoja, M2513 | 1-0 | ch-FRA Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Chekhov, S2463–Maletin, P2586 | 0-1 | ch-RUS Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Chekhov, S2463–Kezin, R2471 | 0-1 | ch-RUS Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Dai, Changren2510–Chu Wei Chao2406 | ½-½ | Belt and Road Hunan Op A | 2019 |
| Hector, J2505–Ris, R2407 | ½-½ | Whitsun GM 2014 | 2014 |
| Dobrowolski, P2440–Fraczek, Dan2421 | ½-½ | TCh-POL 1st League 2014 | 2014 |
| Stankovic, Milo2430–Milanovic, Da2406 | 1-0 | ch-SRB Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Eggleston, D2400–Santos Ruiz, Miguel2422 | 0-1 | Colin Crouch Masters 2016 | 2016 |
| Niemi, K2338–Kasparov, S2475 | 0-1 | Hamina Bastioni Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Peng, Xiongjian2362–Gusain, H2448 | 1-0 | 1st Hainan Open 2016 | 2016 |
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