Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation B96
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5
132 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 22%, Black wins 40%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 98 | 42% 22% 36% | 2233 | 2026 |
| a3 | 14 | 29% 43% 29% | 2328 | 2024 |
| Qf3 | 10 | 20% 80% | 2147 | 2025 |
| Bd3 | 8 | 25% 75% | 2157 | 2021 |
| Be2 | 1 | 100% | 2089 | 2023 |
| Bxf6 | 1 | 100% | 2189 | 2017 |
Top games
| Wang Hao2739–Nakamura, Hi2778 | 1-0 | 45th Biel GM | 2012 |
| Ismagambetov, An2531–Ivanchuk, V2744 | 0-1 | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Zhao Jun2603–Ma Qun2609 | ½-½ | 5th Hainan Danzhou 2014 | 2014 |
| Azarov, S2618–Shomoev, A2568 | 1-0 | Rector Cup MGSU | 2012 |
| Savchenko, B2598–Shomoev, A2569 | 1-0 | 10th Ugra Governor's Cup | 2014 |
| Savchenko, B2571–Shomoev, A2564 | 0-1 | Russian Rapid GP Final 2012 | 2012 |
| Santos Latasa, J2635–Paehtz, E2475 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2021 | 2021 |
| Azarov, S2588–Burke, John M2489 | 0-1 | 6th Washington Int 2017 | 2017 |
| Azarov, S2616–Cernousek, L2455 | 1-0 | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2013-14 | 2013 |
| Ter Sahakyan, S2599–Firouzja, Alireza2469 | 0-1 | 1st Yerevan Open 2016 | 2016 |
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