Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Neo-Classical Defense B96
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nc6
96 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 25%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxc6 | 49 | 47% 16% 37% | 2226 | 2024 |
| e5 | 18 | 28% 50% 22% | 2193 | 2022 |
| Qd2 | 16 | 25% 38% 38% | 2141 | 2025 |
| Nb3 | 10 | 30% 70% | 2056 | 2026 |
| Qd3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2312 | 2022 |
| Nf3 | 1 | 100% | 2057 | 2014 |
Top games
| Guseinov, G2613–Vachier Lagrave, M2762 | 0-1 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Huschenbeth, N2541–Tazbir, M2516 | 0-1 | Millionaire TB U2550 | 2015 |
| Solak, D2618–Loskutov, O2393 | 1-0 | Pavlodar Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Hector, J2505–Ziska, H2499 | 0-1 | Whitsun GM 2014 | 2014 |
| Rasulov, Vu2508–Maghalashvili, Da2490 | 1-0 | 5th Cesme Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Solak, D2615–Guliev, L2380 | 1-0 | Baku Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Gemy, J2381–Alonso Rosell, A2570 | ½-½ | 8th ch-Iberoamericano | 2022 |
| Gruenfeld, Y2434–Ziska, H2469 | ½-½ | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |
| Martic, I Srb2367–Nenezic, M2494 | ½-½ | PEP 2017 | 2017 |
| Ootes, La2366–Gormally, D2489 | 0-1 | 7th Batavia Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
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