Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation B92
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
441 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 25%, Black wins 44%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 320 | 31% 29% 40% | 2129 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 105 | 29% 16% 55% | 2090 | 2026 |
| b5 | 8 | 50% 38% | 1910 | 2026 |
| h5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2145 | 2025 |
| d5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1956 | 2025 |
| Nc6 | 1 | 100% | 1993 | 2021 |
| Qc7 | 1 | 100% | 2065 | 2020 |
Top games
| Niemann, Hans Moke2728–Caruana, F2788 | 1-0 | GCT Super Rapid Poland | 2026 |
| So, W2776–Bosiocic, Mari2600 | 1-0 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | 2018 |
| Naiditsch, A2664–Keymer, Vincent2686 | 1-0 | 55th Biel GM 2022 | 2022 |
| Karthikeyan, M22627–Niemann, Hans Moke2708 | 0-1 | 6th Sharjah Masters 2023 | 2023 |
| L'Ami, E2614–Svane, Frederik2664 | ½-½ | Tata Steel Challengers | 2025 |
| Tari, A2618–Papaioannou, I2634 | ½-½ | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | 2018 |
| Pavlidis, Ant2556–Korobov, A2670 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2019-20 | 2019 |
| Mekhitarian, K2550–Oparin, G2617 | ½-½ | 23rd Abu Dhabi Masters | 2016 |
| Vavulin, M2565–Kokarev, Dm2598 | 0-1 | Russian Cup Final 2018 | 2018 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2606–Mekhitarian, K2534 | ½-½ | 24th Abu Dhabi Masters | 2017 |
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