Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line B99
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7
1,577 tournament games from this position · White wins 47%, draws 25%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g4 | 1,114 | 45% 26% 29% | 2149 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 324 | 52% 23% 25% | 2120 | 2026 |
| f5 | 68 | 54% 25% 21% | 2231 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 25 | 28% 28% 44% | 2115 | 2026 |
| Kb1 | 21 | 52% 19% 29% | 2019 | 2026 |
| Qg3 | 9 | 56% 22% 22% | 2058 | 2024 |
| Bxf6 | 8 | 38% 25% 38% | 1971 | 2026 |
| a3 | 3 | 100% | 2317 | 2024 |
| Rd2 | 2 | 100% | 2068 | 2019 |
| Qh3 | 1 | 100% | 1847 | 2018 |
| Nb3 | 1 | 100% | 2052 | 2014 |
| Rg1 | 1 | 100% | 1947 | 2024 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2757–Ivanchuk, V2731 | ½-½ | 10th World Teams 2015 | 2015 |
| Grischuk, A2732–Aronian, L2742 | 0-1 | Levitov Chess Week Rapid | 2023 |
| Brkic, A2621–Van Foreest, Jorden2691 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 | 2021 |
| Maghsoodloo, Parham2695–Delgado Ramirez, N2588 | ½-½ | 4th Sharjah Masters 2021 | 2021 |
| Sutovsky, E2683–Huschenbeth, N2596 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2017 |
| Safarli, E2648–Muradli, Mahammad2617 | ½-½ | UzChess Cup Challengers | 2026 |
| Navara, D2682–Alonso Rosell, A2556 | 1-0 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2024 | 2024 |
| Paravyan, D2586–Idani, P2637 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Li Chao22686–Dao Thien Hai2506 | 1-0 | Asian Continental 2013 | 2013 |
| Michalik, P2565–Paravyan, D2627 | 0-1 | 1st Prague Challengers | 2019 |
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