Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation B64
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 e5
5 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 20%, Black wins 40%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf5 | 2 | 100% | 2219 | 2020 |
| Nf3 | 1 | 100% | 2134 | 2015 |
| Ndb5 | 1 | 100% | 1733 | 2016 |
| Nxc6 | 1 | 100% | 2243 | 2018 |
Top games
| Georgiadis, I2481–Miralles, G2441 | 1-0 | TCh-SUI 2015 | 2015 |
| Teuschler, H2143–Danner, G2344 | ½-½ | TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2018-19 | 2018 |
| Olsson, T1900–Ernst, T2369 | 0-1 | Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open | 2015 |
| Bruaset, Eivind2217–Bajec, Borut1739 | 1-0 | 25th HIT Open 2020 | 2020 |
| Arakelyan, Nare1867–Kocharyan, Hayk1599 | 0-1 | 1st Yerevan Open 2016 | 2016 |
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