Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation B91
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3
2,683 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 32%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 1,883 | 37% 33% 30% | 2305 | 2026 |
| e6 | 351 | 33% 31% 36% | 2304 | 2026 |
| g6 | 276 | 36% 33% 31% | 2312 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 60 | 45% 27% 28% | 2305 | 2025 |
| b5 | 50 | 52% 26% 22% | 2064 | 2025 |
| Bg4 | 27 | 52% 15% 33% | 2257 | 2025 |
| Bd7 | 26 | 42% 38% 19% | 2334 | 2026 |
| h5 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2269 | 2025 |
| Qc7 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2100 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 2 | 100% | 1884 | 2022 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 1769 | 2020 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2876–Grischuk, A2781 | 1-0 | 3rd Norway Chess 2015 | 2015 |
| Anand, V2784–Giri, A2798 | ½-½ | 5th Zurich CC Blitz | 2016 |
| Kramnik, V2809–Giri, A2771 | ½-½ | 8th London Classic 2016 | 2016 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2781–Vachier Lagrave, M2796 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2865–Naiditsch, A2706 | 1-0 | 3rd GRENKE Classic TB | 2015 |
| Giri, A2782–Vachier Lagrave, M2789 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2785–Nepomniachtchi, I2767 | ½-½ | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2773–Vachier Lagrave, M2780 | ½-½ | Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Naiditsch, A2701–Carlsen, M2843 | 0-1 | GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 | 2018 |
| Giri, A2773–Nepomniachtchi, I2767 | 1-0 | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
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