Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation, Jaffe Variation B40
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 e5
14 tournament games from this position · White wins 29%, draws 14%, Black wins 57%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf5 | 10 | 20% 70% | 2098 | 2025 |
| Nb3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1802 | 2016 |
| Nf3 | 2 | 100% | 1924 | 2023 |
Top games
| Prraneeth, Vuppala2433–Ibarra Jerez, Jc2559 | 0-1 | IV Menorca Open A 2025 | 2025 |
| Ulyanovskyy, Vi2256–Fernandes, Ant2361 | 0-1 | ch-POR 2014 | 2014 |
| Nikac, P2297–Migala, A2037 | ½-½ | 14th ch-IBCA Blind 2019 | 2019 |
| Dhyana, Patel1947–Vratonjic, S2338 | 1-0 | 11th Vojvodina Open 2021 | 2021 |
| Shrestha, K2099–Song, R2170 | 0-1 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | 2016 |
| Maione, Melissa1977–Santagati, A2210 | 0-1 | 82nd ch-ITA Semi-Final | 2023 |
| Dacic, Goran1653–Vratonjic, S2254 | 0-1 | 8th Gligoric Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| Yun, Vyacheslav1766–Nasibullin, Iskander2085 | 0-1 | Chigorin Memorial 2016 | 2016 |
| Mrozinska, A1780–Kasperek, J2051 | 0-1 | TCh-POL 2nd League 2018 | 2018 |
| Bondar, Daria1930–Velychko, Sofiya1858 | 1-0 | ch-UKR Girls U20 2025 | 2025 |
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