Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Portsmouth Gambit B30
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4
242 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 18%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxb4 | 146 | 50% 18% 32% | 2125 | 2026 |
| Nxb4 | 67 | 31% 19% 49% | 2121 | 2026 |
| d6 | 9 | 67% 33% | 2224 | 2026 |
| e5 | 7 | 43% 29% 29% | 2233 | 2026 |
| b6 | 5 | 60% 40% | 1900 | 2026 |
| d5 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2154 | 2026 |
| e6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2091 | 2025 |
| Qb6 | 1 | 100% | 1753 | 2013 |
| Nf6 | 1 | 100% | 2551 | 2024 |
Top games
| Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian2618–Niemann, Hans Moke2667 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Amar, Elham2555–Martirosyan, Haik M.2678 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian2655–Xiao, Tong2555 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian2495–Kuzubov, Y2699 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian2578–Moiseenko, A12577 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Gareev, T2591–Sivuk, V2559 | 1-0 | Corsican Circuit Final | 2019 |
| Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian2578–Zhigalko, S2572 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Moussard, J2444–Matlakov, M2694 | 0-1 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 | 2015 |
| Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian2661–Mamedov, Edgar2441 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Bellahcene, B2497–Gabuzyan, H2587 | 0-1 | FIDE World Cup 2021 | 2021 |
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