Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation, Simagin Line B96
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qc7 10. Qe2
27 tournament games from this position · White wins 44%, draws 19%, Black wins 37%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nfd7 | 24 | 42% 17% 42% | 2253 | 2025 |
| b4 | 1 | 100% | 2016 | 2013 |
| Bb4 | 1 | 100% | 2402 | 2022 |
| Nbd7 | 1 | 100% | 1983 | 2020 |
Top games
| Savchenko, B2598–Shomoev, A2569 | 1-0 | 10th Ugra Governor's Cup | 2014 |
| Priasmoro, Novendra2472–Aczel, G2542 | ½-½ | FSGM March 2019 | 2019 |
| Kotronias, V2568–Moutousis, K2416 | 0-1 | 63rd Chessnale ch-GRE 2014 | 2014 |
| Hector, J2495–Hauge, Lars Oskar2449 | 1-0 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | 2019 |
| Savchenko, B2505–Mustafaev, J2313 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Pourkashiyan, A2321–Clarke, B2484 | 1-0 | 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 | 2022 |
| Gao Rui2548–Chen, Qi b2223 | 1-0 | ch-CHN Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Rojas Barrero, A2217–Dobrov, V2516 | 1-0 | III ITT JAHV McGREGOR | 2012 |
| Lopez Rayo, Santiago2353–Mulawa, Cyprian2373 | 0-1 | World Youth Open U16 2025 | 2025 |
| Hernandez Gonzalez, W2402–Fuentes, F2317 | 1-0 | 24th Guillermo Garcia Open 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