Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack, Anti-English B90
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
1,455 tournament games from this position · White wins 29%, draws 45%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bc1 | 887 | 25% 52% 23% | 2378 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 541 | 37% 35% 28% | 2360 | 2026 |
| Qd2 | 15 | 73% | 2021 | 2019 |
| Bd2 | 5 | 20% 40% 40% | 1739 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 1917 | 2019 |
| Qf3 | 1 | 100% | 1873 | 2016 |
| Qxg4 | 1 | 100% | 2225 | 2013 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2861–Vachier Lagrave, M2780 | 1-0 | Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Giri, A2769–Vachier Lagrave, M2819 | ½-½ | 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 | 2016 |
| Grischuk, A2771–Topalov, V2816 | ½-½ | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Topalov, V2761–Vachier Lagrave, M2819 | ½-½ | 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 | 2016 |
| Topalov, V2772–Grischuk, A2792 | 0-1 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2776–Grischuk, A2780 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Beijing | 2013 |
| Giri, A2779–Vachier Lagrave, M2775 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2749–Caruana, F2804 | ½-½ | American Cup Elim | 2024 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2782–Grischuk, A2766 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Aronian, L2767–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
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