Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack B90
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
4,459 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 25%, Black wins 39%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h5 | 1,920 | 33% 26% 41% | 2300 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 1,702 | 38% 24% 38% | 2189 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 740 | 35% 25% 41% | 2244 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 40 | 43% 38% 20% | 2286 | 2026 |
| b5 | 31 | 29% 35% 35% | 2008 | 2026 |
| d5 | 21 | 52% 24% 24% | 2080 | 2025 |
| h6 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1957 | 2019 |
| Qc7 | 2 | 100% | 2052 | 2015 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2772–Carlsen, M2870 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2853–So, W2779 | 1-0 | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| So, W2770–Carlsen, M2855 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2842–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | ½-½ | 51st Biel GM 2018 | 2018 |
| Topalov, V2761–Carlsen, M2855 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Caruana, F2810–Vachier Lagrave, M2798 | 0-1 | 44th GM 2016 | 2016 |
| Caruana, F2844–Vachier Lagrave, M2757 | 0-1 | Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 | 2014 |
| Caruana, F2844–Gelfand, B2748 | ½-½ | Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 | 2014 |
| Caruana, F2784–Mamedyarov, S2809 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| Giri, A2769–Vachier Lagrave, M2819 | ½-½ | 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 | 2016 |
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