Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Open B33
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
18,482 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 30%, Black wins 34%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 18,320 | 35% 31% 34% | 2200 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 95 | 23% 21% 56% | 2010 | 2026 |
| f3 | 59 | 24% 19% 58% | 1959 | 2026 |
| Na3 | 1 | 100% | 2178 | 2019 |
| Bc4 | 1 | 100% | 1843 | 2019 |
| Bf4 | 1 | 100% | 2470 | 2020 |
| Bb5 | 1 | 100% | 1870 | 2022 |
| Bg5 | 1 | 100% | 1527 | 2018 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2160 | 2022 |
| Qd3 | 1 | 100% | 2122 | 2024 |
| Be3 | 1 | 100% | 2474 | 2014 |
Top games
| 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 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2773–Carlsen, M2861 | ½-½ | Cote d'Ivoire 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