Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation B65
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4
351 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 32%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qa5 | 281 | 43% 32% 24% | 2279 | 2026 |
| h6 | 51 | 29% 33% 37% | 2313 | 2026 |
| a6 | 7 | 43% 14% 43% | 2247 | 2024 |
| Bd7 | 7 | 57% 14% 29% | 2513 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2140 | 2023 |
| Qb6 | 1 | 100% | 2053 | 2026 |
| Ne8 | 1 | 100% | 2031 | 2019 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2767–Wang Hao2743 | 1-0 | Supreme Masters 2013 | 2013 |
| Navara, D2735–Jobava, Ba2661 | 1-0 | 17th ch-EUR Indiv 2016 | 2016 |
| Vitiugov, N2724–Predke, A2573 | ½-½ | Aeroflot Open A 2017 | 2017 |
| Shankland, S2661–Gareev, T2604 | 1-0 | Hawaii GM Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Piorun, K2648–Socko, B2590 | ½-½ | ch-POL 2017 | 2017 |
| Li Chao22697–Greenfeld, A2532 | 1-0 | XXVIII Festival des Jeux 2014 | 2014 |
| Yu Ruiyuan2571–Popov, Iv Rus2653 | ½-½ | TCh-CHN 2015 | 2015 |
| Motylev, A2663–Kryakvin, D2554 | ½-½ | TCh-RUS Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Erenburg, S2633–Lenderman, A2582 | ½-½ | ch-USA 2014 | 2014 |
| Bok, B2575–Lenderman, A2598 | ½-½ | Remco Heite Open 2014 | 2014 |
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