Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Lutikov Gambit B31
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4
83 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 28%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 49 | 41% 20% 39% | 2248 | 2026 |
| Nxe4 | 27 | 33% 37% 30% | 2313 | 2026 |
| d5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2222 | 2023 |
| Qb6 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2079 | 2024 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2543 | 2023 |
Top games
| Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian2609–Gukesh, D2599 | 0-1 | 36th ECC Open 2021 | 2021 |
| Warmerdam, Max2610–Vakhidov, J2564 | 0-1 | 44th Olympiad 2022 | 2022 |
| Odeev, H2401–Grischuk, A2754 | 0-1 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | 2016 |
| Perunovic, Mio2436–Eljanov, P2682 | ½-½ | 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 | 2019 |
| Hansen, Tr2432–Shirov, A2658 | 0-1 | CellaVision Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Theodorou, Nikolas2591–Fawzy, Adham2495 | ½-½ | 23rd Dubai Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Adnani, M2448–Alekseev, Evgeny2616 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Muzychuk, M2545–Ushenina, A2458 | 1-0 | 1st Silk Road Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Vandenbussche, T2434–Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard2539 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2023-24 | 2024 |
| Kosakowski, Jakub2533–Svanda, Ondrej2385 | ½-½ | 26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 | 2026 |
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