Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation B98
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7
2,214 tournament games from this position · White wins 48%, draws 25%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qf3 | 2,088 | 48% 25% 27% | 2123 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 82 | 50% 28% 22% | 2158 | 2026 |
| Qd2 | 12 | 58% 33% | 1992 | 2025 |
| e5 | 11 | 45% 45% | 2151 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 7 | 14% 29% 57% | 1819 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 5 | 20% 40% 40% | 1940 | 2025 |
| Bc4 | 5 | 20% 80% | 1894 | 2026 |
| Qd3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1922 | 2025 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2182 | 2024 |
| Bxf6 | 1 | 100% | 2333 | 2022 |
Top games
| Duda, J2739–Caruana, F2788 | 0-1 | GCT Super Blitz Poland | 2026 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2757–Ivanchuk, V2731 | ½-½ | 10th World Teams 2015 | 2015 |
| Grischuk, A2732–Aronian, L2742 | 0-1 | Levitov Chess Week Rapid | 2023 |
| Dubov, Daniil2708–Kramnik, V2753 | 1-0 | Armageddon Asia&Oceania W | 2023 |
| Mamedov, Rau2640–Grandelius, N2689 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | 2023 |
| Brkic, A2621–Van Foreest, Jorden2691 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 | 2021 |
| Maghsoodloo, Parham2695–Delgado Ramirez, N2588 | ½-½ | 4th Sharjah Masters 2021 | 2021 |
| Sutovsky, E2683–Huschenbeth, N2596 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2017 |
| Safarli, E2648–Muradli, Mahammad2617 | ½-½ | UzChess Cup Challengers | 2026 |
| Baron, Ta2541–Nepomniachtchi, I2705 | 0-1 | 31st ECC Open 2015 | 2015 |
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