Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation B95
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7,419 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 27%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f4 | 6,198 | 40% 28% 32% | 2211 | 2026 |
| Qf3 | 456 | 48% 22% 30% | 2287 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 291 | 40% 27% 33% | 2234 | 2026 |
| Qd2 | 219 | 35% 16% 49% | 2077 | 2026 |
| f3 | 62 | 40% 16% 44% | 2313 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 57 | 32% 21% 47% | 2003 | 2026 |
| Qd3 | 38 | 58% 16% 26% | 2234 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 37 | 46% 41% | 2006 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 29 | 24% 21% 55% | 2010 | 2026 |
| a4 | 12 | 25% 25% 50% | 2024 | 2021 |
| g3 | 6 | 33% 67% | 2101 | 2026 |
| a3 | 6 | 33% 17% 50% | 2420 | 2025 |
| g4 | 3 | 100% | 2076 | 2022 |
| h4 | 2 | 100% | 2118 | 2023 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 2320 | 2018 |
| Nf3 | 1 | 100% | 1826 | 2019 |
| Nb3 | 1 | 100% | 1863 | 2012 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2872–Vachier Lagrave, M2780 | ½-½ | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Vachier Lagrave, M2780 | 0-1 | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2817–Vachier Lagrave, M2803 | ½-½ | 4th GRENKE Chess Classic | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2842–Vachier Lagrave, M2767 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2020 | 2021 |
| Caruana, F2823–Vachier Lagrave, M2784 | 1-0 | 83rd Tata Steel Masters | 2021 |
| Caruana, F2823–Nakamura, Hi2779 | 1-0 | 8th London Classic 2016 | 2016 |
| Caruana, F2822–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2807–Vachier Lagrave, M2791 | ½-½ | 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2819–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | 1-0 | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2808–Nakamura, Hi2785 | 1-0 | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
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