Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Exchange Variation B29
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3
347 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 26%, Black wins 32%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dxc3 | 331 | 42% 26% 32% | 2359 | 2026 |
| bxc3 | 16 | 38% 31% 31% | 2057 | 2024 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2856–Duda, J2760 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Carlsen, M2851–Grandelius, N2649 | 1-0 | 4th Norway Chess 2016 | 2016 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2751–Svidler, P2747 | 0-1 | 6th Zurich Opening Blitz | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2747–Duda, J2740 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Rapport, R2752–Duda, J2732 | ½-½ | Armageddon Euro&Africa W | 2023 |
| Nakamura, Hi2754–Duda, J2729 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Nakamura, Hi2754–Duda, J2729 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2722–Duda, J2739 | 1-0 | Superbet POL Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Carlsen, M2835–Popov, Iv Rus2592 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2682–Duda, J2740 | 0-1 | World Blitz 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