Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation B62
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
8,921 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 28%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qd2 | 7,415 | 39% 28% 33% | 2301 | 2026 |
| Qd3 | 866 | 42% 28% 30% | 2311 | 2026 |
| Bb5 | 366 | 42% 23% 35% | 2292 | 2026 |
| f4 | 105 | 31% 15% 53% | 2109 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 72 | 21% 19% 60% | 2134 | 2026 |
| f3 | 41 | 29% 20% 51% | 2122 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 18 | 22% 67% | 2100 | 2025 |
| Nxc6 | 12 | 25% 75% | 2125 | 2026 |
| Nb3 | 10 | 20% 40% 40% | 2168 | 2024 |
| g3 | 8 | 25% 25% 50% | 2197 | 2023 |
| Ndb5 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2111 | 2025 |
| Bxf6 | 1 | 100% | 1838 | 2022 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 1808 | 2023 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 2261 | 2019 |
| Bh4 | 1 | 100% | 2268 | 2022 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2830–Nakamura, Hi2795 | ½-½ | Casablanca Chess 2024 | 2024 |
| Anand, V2776–Carlsen, M2843 | ½-½ | GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 | 2018 |
| Anand, V2764–Caruana, F2819 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2859–Maghsoodloo, Parham2719 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2760–Caruana, F2794 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2016 | 2016 |
| Harikrishna, P2726–Caruana, F2828 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Blitz | 2019 |
| Kramnik, V2808–Ivanchuk, V2738 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Wang Hao2725–Ding Liren2812 | ½-½ | TCh-CHN 2019 | 2019 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2785–Ivanchuk, V2747 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2766–Rapport, R2764 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2022 | 2022 |
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