Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Gufeld Gambit B31
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 e5 6. d4
388 tournament games from this position · White wins 51%, draws 26%, Black wins 23%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 315 | 50% 28% 22% | 2260 | 2026 |
| exd4 | 72 | 51% 21% 28% | 2226 | 2026 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2121 | 2020 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2828–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Anand, V2751–Wang Hao2744 | 1-0 | 10th Norway Armageddon | 2022 |
| Caruana, F2812–Fedoseev, Vl32664 | 1-0 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2711–Naiditsch, A2708 | 1-0 | Amplico ch-EUR Blitz | 2012 |
| Durarbayli, V2628–Wang Hao2722 | 1-0 | Shusha Chess Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Harikrishna, P2693–Bharath, Subramaniyam H2576 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Smirin, I2599–Sindarov, Javokhir2661 | 0-1 | 23rd Dubai Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Santos Latasa, J2594–Maghsoodloo, Parham2656 | 0-1 | 32nd Leon GM 2019 | 2019 |
| Ter Sahakyan, S2640–Yuffa, D2597 | 0-1 | 5th Sharjah Masters 2022 | 2022 |
| Van den Doel, E2598–Van Foreest, Jorden2632 | 1-0 | 5th CNE ch-NED Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
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