Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Gurgenidze Variation B31
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. b4
152 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 32%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxb4 | 74 | 49% 22% 30% | 2253 | 2026 |
| Nxb4 | 67 | 33% 45% 22% | 2320 | 2026 |
| Nd4 | 7 | 43% 43% 14% | 2176 | 2026 |
| d6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2198 | 2025 |
| Qb6 | 1 | 100% | 2022 | 2025 |
| Nge7 | 1 | 100% | 1976 | 2023 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2832–Carlsen, M2835 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Bacrot, E2708–Grischuk, A2761 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Rapport, R2676–Granda Zuniga, J2665 | 0-1 | Entrefaros GM 2013 | 2013 |
| Nisipeanu, Ld2582–Saric, Iv2665 | ½-½ | TCh-AUT 2025-26 | 2026 |
| Cornette, M2555–Lagarde, Max2626 | ½-½ | 94th ch-FRA 2019 | 2019 |
| Cuartas, Ja2523–Kryvoruchko, Y2650 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div 1 2024 | 2024 |
| Horvath, Dominik2542–Fressinet, L2588 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Delgado Ramirez, N2617–Cubas, Jo2469 | ½-½ | ch-PAR 2016 | 2016 |
| Maze, S2541–Studer, N2541 | 0-1 | Bundesliga 2019-20 | 2020 |
| Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel2575–Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar2482 | ½-½ | IV Mohammed VI Masters | 2023 |
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