Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Moscow Gambit B51
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. d4 Bxe4 9. Bg5
139 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 28%, Black wins 41%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bc6 | 43 | 28% 30% 42% | 2354 | 2026 |
| Bd5 | 42 | 31% 31% 38% | 2318 | 2026 |
| d5 | 31 | 29% 35% 35% | 2357 | 2026 |
| Bg6 | 14 | 21% 71% | 2278 | 2026 |
| Bxb1 | 6 | 83% 17% | 2334 | 2025 |
| Bf5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2255 | 2024 |
| Qd7 | 1 | 100% | 2169 | 2023 |
Top games
| Kantans, T2560–Duda, J2739 | 0-1 | German Team Cup 2026 | 2026 |
| Lagarde, Max2615–Warmerdam, Max2676 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div 1 2024 | 2024 |
| Madaminov, Mukhiddin2611–Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2677 | 1-0 | Naroditsky Mem Blitz 2026 | 2026 |
| Ferreira, Jor12535–Svidler, P2698 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2024-25 | 2025 |
| Hammer, J2608–Amar, Elham2600 | ½-½ | ch-NOR 2025 | 2025 |
| Muzychuk, A2561–Edouard, R2628 | 0-1 | 5th Karpov Trophy Prelim | 2016 |
| Dragnev, Valentin2563–Safarli, E2610 | 0-1 | European Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Wang Chen2514–Zhao Jun2634 | ½-½ | TCh-CHN 2016 | 2016 |
| Safarli, E2639–Gabrielian, A2493 | 1-0 | 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 | 2018 |
| Zarnicki, P2514–Andriasian, Z2611 | 0-1 | World Blitz 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