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. h3
1,027 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 27%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 534 | 43% 26% 30% | 2337 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 282 | 40% 32% 29% | 2353 | 2026 |
| h5 | 87 | 47% 21% 32% | 2270 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 83 | 37% 35% 28% | 2396 | 2026 |
| d5 | 18 | 56% 17% 28% | 2152 | 2025 |
| b5 | 15 | 60% 33% | 2162 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 4 | 100% | 2125 | 2018 |
| h6 | 4 | 100% | 2347 | 2025 |
Top games
| Topalov, V2772–Grischuk, A2792 | 0-1 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2862–Donchenko, Alexa2668 | ½-½ | 83rd Tata Steel Masters | 2021 |
| Navara, D2751–So, W2778 | ½-½ | Cez Trophy 2015 | 2015 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2744–Nepomniachtchi, I2770 | 1-0 | SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Kramnik, V2753–Aronian, L2742 | ½-½ | Levitov Chess Week Rapid | 2023 |
| Ponomariov, R2731–Vachier Lagrave, M2745 | ½-½ | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Yu Yangyi2704–Vachier Lagrave, M2763 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 | 2021 |
| Ponomariov, R2714–Wojtaszek, R2744 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Navara, D2724–Wojtaszek, R2733 | 1-0 | 48th Biel GM 2015 | 2015 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2770–Khismatullin, D2679 | ½-½ | 67th ch-RUS 2014 | 2014 |
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