Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Browne Variation B98
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 Qc7
259 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 25%, Black wins 34%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O-O | 241 | 41% 26% 32% | 2181 | 2026 |
| Bf2 | 8 | 38% 50% | 2032 | 2025 |
| g4 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1849 | 2018 |
| f5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2016 | 2018 |
| Bd3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1941 | 2018 |
| Qg3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2194 | 2020 |
Top games
| Duda, J2739–Caruana, F2788 | 0-1 | GCT Super Blitz Poland | 2026 |
| Almasi, Z2695–Bogner, S2599 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2014-15 | 2014 |
| Baron, Ta2541–Nepomniachtchi, I2705 | 0-1 | 31st ECC Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Ortiz Suarez, I2623–Hevia, A2511 | 1-0 | 26th Carlos Torre Mem | 2014 |
| Mousavi, Se2480–Amonatov, F2624 | 0-1 | 5th Karun Cup 2018 | 2018 |
| Lomasov, Semyon2546–Dvoirys, S2466 | 0-1 | TCh-ISR 2020 | 2020 |
| Espinosa Aranda, A2465–Vasquez Schroeder, R2505 | ½-½ | 2nd El Aguila Masters | 2018 |
| Ortiz Suarez, I2598–Ruiz C, J2370 | 1-0 | VIII American Continental 2013 | 2013 |
| Remizov, Yaroslav2440–Bocharov, D2521 | ½-½ | Satka Autumn 2023 | 2023 |
| Bosiocic, Mari2552–Mazi, L2405 | ½-½ | 17th Trieste 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