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 7. Qd3
873 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 28%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd7 | 380 | 34% 28% 37% | 2343 | 2026 |
| a6 | 243 | 52% 27% 21% | 2292 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 207 | 44% 29% 27% | 2282 | 2026 |
| Qb6 | 25 | 24% 52% 24% | 2366 | 2026 |
| h6 | 8 | 50% 38% | 2098 | 2025 |
| Nxd4 | 7 | 57% 14% 29% | 2301 | 2026 |
| Qa5 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2440 | 2023 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2806–Shankland, S2709 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Yakubboev, Nodirbek2689–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2777 | ½-½ | 3rd UzChess Cup Masters | 2026 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2714–Shevchenko, Kirill2652 | 0-1 | Bundesliga 2021-22 | 2022 |
| Yoo, Christopher Woojin2607–Maghsoodloo, Parham2734 | 0-1 | 6th Sharjah Masters 2023 | 2023 |
| Ding Liren2736–Henriquez Villagra, C2604 | ½-½ | 45th Olympiad 2024 | 2024 |
| Lagarde, Max2647–Mamedov, Rau2673 | ½-½ | 23rd European Teams | 2021 |
| Vokhidov, Shamsiddin2596–Dubov, Daniil2710 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Nguyen, Thai Dai Van2670–Korobov, A2636 | ½-½ | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2024-25 | 2024 |
| Huschenbeth, N2612–Bacrot, E2673 | 0-1 | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2020 | 2020 |
| Volokitin, And2652–Shevchenko, Kirill2633 | 1-0 | Kyiv-Lviv Region Blitz | 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