Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Open B32
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
42,185 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 30%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 18,480 | 35% 30% 34% | 2198 | 2026 |
| g6 | 10,020 | 38% 31% 32% | 2151 | 2026 |
| e5 | 7,302 | 37% 30% 33% | 2190 | 2026 |
| Qb6 | 2,765 | 29% 24% 48% | 2266 | 2026 |
| e6 | 2,302 | 32% 28% 40% | 2255 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 681 | 34% 26% 40% | 2227 | 2026 |
| d6 | 384 | 59% 20% 21% | 1966 | 2026 |
| d5 | 116 | 37% 27% 36% | 2147 | 2026 |
| a6 | 97 | 67% 16% 16% | 1965 | 2025 |
| Nxd4 | 33 | 73% 24% | 1933 | 2025 |
| Qa5+ | 3 | 67% 33% | 2251 | 2021 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 2129 | 2018 |
| Ne5 | 1 | 100% | 1737 | 2021 |
Top games
| 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 | 0-1 | WCh Rapid TB 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2819–Carlsen, M2845 | ½-½ | GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2779–Carlsen, M2875 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2780–Carlsen, M2872 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Giri, A2793–Carlsen, M2853 | ½-½ | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2763–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 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