Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian B30
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6
80,238 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 29%, Black wins 32%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 42,136 | 36% 30% 35% | 2190 | 2026 |
| Bb5 | 26,978 | 43% 30% 28% | 2273 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 5,358 | 42% 30% 28% | 2279 | 2026 |
| c3 | 2,811 | 39% 28% 33% | 2183 | 2026 |
| d3 | 851 | 31% 22% 46% | 2093 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 772 | 37% 22% 42% | 2159 | 2026 |
| g3 | 409 | 32% 24% 44% | 2135 | 2026 |
| c4 | 308 | 25% 32% 43% | 2054 | 2026 |
| b3 | 260 | 35% 26% 39% | 2128 | 2026 |
| b4 | 242 | 46% 18% 36% | 2127 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 50 | 22% 16% 62% | 2097 | 2025 |
| Bd3 | 17 | 47% 41% | 2018 | 2025 |
| a3 | 16 | 31% 63% | 2023 | 2025 |
| h3 | 10 | 50% 40% | 2221 | 2025 |
| Ng1 | 7 | 43% 43% 14% | 2059 | 2023 |
| Qe2 | 5 | 20% 40% 40% | 2148 | 2023 |
| Na3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2388 | 2026 |
| a4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1993 | 2021 |
| Ng5 | 2 | 100% | 2391 | 2017 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 1805 | 2017 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2818–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2819–Carlsen, M2875 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2819–Carlsen, M2875 | 1-0 | 7th Norway Armageddon | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2828–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Caruana, F2820–Carlsen, M2862 | 0-1 | 77th Tata Steel GpA | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2801–Carlsen, M2877 | ½-½ | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Caruana, F2832–Carlsen, M2835 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2832–Carlsen, M2835 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2832–Carlsen, M2835 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2832–Carlsen, M2835 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
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