Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Traditional Line B98
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7
1,510 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 26%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O-O | 1,486 | 47% 27% 27% | 2141 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 12 | 25% 67% | 1963 | 2026 |
| g4 | 7 | 14% 43% 43% | 1944 | 2025 |
| f5 | 3 | 100% | 2318 | 2025 |
| Be2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2013 | 2026 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2757–Ivanchuk, V2731 | ½-½ | 10th World Teams 2015 | 2015 |
| Grischuk, A2732–Aronian, L2742 | 0-1 | Levitov Chess Week Rapid | 2023 |
| Brkic, A2621–Van Foreest, Jorden2691 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 | 2021 |
| Maghsoodloo, Parham2695–Delgado Ramirez, N2588 | ½-½ | 4th Sharjah Masters 2021 | 2021 |
| Sutovsky, E2683–Huschenbeth, N2596 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2017 |
| Safarli, E2648–Muradli, Mahammad2617 | ½-½ | UzChess Cup Challengers | 2026 |
| Gadimbayli, Abdulla2524–Wang Hao2722 | 0-1 | 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid | 2022 |
| Navara, D2682–Alonso Rosell, A2556 | 1-0 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2024 | 2024 |
| Paravyan, D2586–Idani, P2637 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Li Chao22686–Dao Thien Hai2506 | 1-0 | Asian Continental 2013 | 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