Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation B63
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7
1,219 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 29%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O-O | 1,142 | 43% 29% 28% | 2274 | 2026 |
| f3 | 32 | 34% 28% 38% | 2094 | 2026 |
| f4 | 27 | 37% 37% 26% | 2106 | 2025 |
| Nb3 | 5 | 20% 40% 40% | 2217 | 2020 |
| Be2 | 5 | 60% 40% | 2089 | 2024 |
| Bxf6 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2124 | 2022 |
| h4 | 2 | 100% | 2032 | 2015 |
| Bb5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2151 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 1 | 100% | 1788 | 2019 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2767–Wang Hao2743 | 1-0 | Supreme Masters 2013 | 2013 |
| Short, N2664–Kasparov, G2812 | 0-1 | Legends Blitz Match 2015 | 2015 |
| Andreikin, D2733–Smirin, I2676 | ½-½ | 17th Karpov Poikovsky | 2016 |
| Navara, D2735–Jobava, Ba2661 | 1-0 | 17th ch-EUR Indiv 2016 | 2016 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2635–Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2749 | ½-½ | Stepan Avagyan Mem 2025 | 2025 |
| Navara, D2730–Popov, Iv Rus2650 | 0-1 | European Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Inarkiev, E2660–Korobov, A2700 | 1-0 | 16th Karpov Poikovsky | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2799–Vishnu, P2543 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2017 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2635–Sevian, Samuel2694 | ½-½ | Stepan Avagyan Mem 2025 | 2025 |
| Shankland, S2656–Popov, Iv Rus2661 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2015 | 2015 |
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