Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional 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 O-O
2,266 tournament games from this position · White wins 29%, draws 34%, Black wins 37%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be3 | 714 | 25% 34% 40% | 2237 | 2026 |
| Kh1 | 477 | 28% 35% 37% | 2257 | 2026 |
| Re1 | 388 | 37% 37% 26% | 2380 | 2026 |
| Qd3 | 270 | 33% 37% 30% | 2382 | 2026 |
| a4 | 197 | 24% 27% 49% | 2233 | 2026 |
| f4 | 134 | 19% 23% 58% | 2117 | 2026 |
| Bf3 | 53 | 43% 36% 21% | 2308 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 30 | 40% 47% | 2108 | 2025 |
| f3 | 2 | 100% | 2257 | 2024 |
| g4 | 1 | 100% | 2110 | 2024 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2819–Vachier Lagrave, M2775 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Nakamura, Hi2775–Topalov, V2793 | 1-0 | Makedonia Palace GP | 2013 |
| Ivanchuk, V2747–Vachier Lagrave, M2804 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Alekseenko, K2674–Carlsen, M2876 | ½-½ | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Duda, J2738 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Li Chao22755–Giri, A2790 | 0-1 | 4th Norway Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Gukesh, D2776–Firouzja, Alireza2766 | ½-½ | 12th Sinquefield Cup | 2025 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2749–Nepomniachtchi, I2792 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2751–Karjakin, Sergey2773 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2755–Firouzja, Alireza2763 | 1-0 | CCT Final KO 2024 | 2024 |
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