Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Goteborg 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 g5
46 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 33%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fxg5 | 45 | 42% 33% 24% | 2167 | 2026 |
| Bg3 | 1 | 100% | 1703 | 2014 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2752–Nepomniachtchi, I2773 | ½-½ | Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Azarov, S2627–Pulvett, D2385 | 1-0 | 29th Open | 2013 |
| Azarov, S2585–Atabayew, S2415 | 1-0 | Budapest Spring Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Vykouk, Jan2428–Michalik, P2554 | ½-½ | Pankrac Cup 2016 | 2016 |
| Gao Rui2533–L'Ami, Alina2393 | ½-½ | Reykjavik Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Padmini, R2288–Lu Shanglei2526 | 0-1 | 11th Parsvnath Open | 2013 |
| Solodovnichenko, Y2553–Maliutin, Oleksandr2250 | 1-0 | 1st Sergiy Shystarev Mem | 2020 |
| Bjerre, Jonas2338–Ahlander, B2425 | ½-½ | Fredericia IM 2017 | 2017 |
| Kekelidze, M2353–Maksimenko, An2403 | 0-1 | 32nd World Senior 50+ | 2024 |
| Csonka, B2483–Toma, K2261 | ½-½ | 4NCL 2021-22 | 2021 |
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