Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Modern Line B92
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O Be6
442 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 27%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f4 | 146 | 41% 27% 32% | 2107 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 129 | 30% 26% 43% | 2049 | 2026 |
| Qd3 | 44 | 50% 30% 20% | 2268 | 2026 |
| Kh1 | 43 | 40% 26% 35% | 2099 | 2025 |
| Re1 | 31 | 35% 29% 35% | 2239 | 2026 |
| Bf3 | 26 | 46% 23% 31% | 2158 | 2026 |
| a4 | 11 | 55% 45% | 2004 | 2021 |
| Bg5 | 6 | 83% 17% | 1902 | 2023 |
| h3 | 2 | 100% | 2025 | 2021 |
| f3 | 1 | 100% | 1965 | 2024 |
| Nd2 | 1 | 100% | 2152 | 2012 |
| Bd2 | 1 | 100% | 1527 | 2020 |
| Nd5 | 1 | 100% | 2435 | 2024 |
Top games
| Duda, J2725–Firouzja, Alireza2766 | 0-1 | SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Korobov, A2683–Vachier Lagrave, M2749 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Robson, R2702–Shankland, S2710 | ½-½ | American Cup Elim | 2023 |
| Durarbayli, V2590–Naiditsch, A2705 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Apicella, M2502–Rodshtein, M2699 | ½-½ | TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 | 2019 |
| Short, N2630–Stocek, J2569 | ½-½ | 2nd Bundesliga Ost 19-20 | 2019 |
| Smirin, I2647–Arnold, Mar2529 | ½-½ | 40th Annual World Open | 2012 |
| Tsydypov, Z2523–Kokarev, Dm2615 | ½-½ | ch-RUS Rapid GP Final | 2017 |
| Swiercz, D2615–Raja, H2509 | ½-½ | St Louis Winter Rapid | 2023 |
| Kovchan, A2579–Gretarsson, Hj2516 | ½-½ | 75th Tata Steel GpC | 2013 |
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