Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen-Basman Defense B40
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
319 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 21%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nb3 | 214 | 44% 21% 34% | 2144 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 48 | 54% 35% | 2168 | 2025 |
| Nc3 | 42 | 43% 31% 26% | 2181 | 2026 |
| Nb5 | 8 | 50% 38% | 2261 | 2023 |
| c3 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2180 | 2025 |
| c4 | 2 | 100% | 1873 | 2019 |
| Be2 | 1 | 100% | 1663 | 2014 |
Top games
| Inarkiev, E2709–Vitiugov, N2726 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Leko, P2707–Vitiugov, N2725 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Volokitin, And2649–Vitiugov, N2726 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Kasimdzhanov, R2704–Fedoseev, Vl32659 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Seemann, Jakub2548–Korobov, A2612 | 1-0 | Grand Prix PlusCity Blitz | 2026 |
| Guliyev, N2551–Epishin, V2548 | 1-0 | 19th Navalmoral Open | 2013 |
| Cieslak, Patryk2474–Korobov, A2616 | ½-½ | TIPOS TCh-SVK 2025-26 | 2026 |
| Vitiugov, N2721–Shcherbin, M2366 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Paehtz, E2482–Vazquez Igarza, R2566 | ½-½ | 11th Gibraltar Masters | 2013 |
| Lu Shanglei2619–Bersamina, Paulo2419 | 1-0 | 16th Asian Continental | 2017 |
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