Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation, Kantscher Line B63
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 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 a6 10. f4 b5
94 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 30%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bxf6 | 78 | 37% 33% 29% | 2358 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 12 | 67% 33% | 2358 | 2026 |
| e5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2318 | 2019 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2463 | 2021 |
| g4 | 1 | 100% | 2361 | 2021 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2830–Nakamura, Hi2795 | ½-½ | Casablanca Chess 2024 | 2024 |
| Leko, P2712–Ivanchuk, V2728 | ½-½ | 7th Hainan Danzhou GM | 2016 |
| Anand, V2751–Amin, B2683 | 1-0 | Casablanca Chess 2024 | 2024 |
| Ortiz Suarez, I2570–Ivanchuk, V2738 | 0-1 | 52nd Capablanca Mem Elite | 2017 |
| Sjugirov, S2677–Romanov, E2628 | 1-0 | St.Petersburg Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Yu Yangyi2675–Ma Qun2609 | 1-0 | 5th Hainan Danzhou 2014 | 2014 |
| Bruzon Batista, L2652–Baryshpolets, A2591 | 0-1 | St Louis Spring Classic A | 2017 |
| Adams, Mi2689–Edouard, R2554 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2022-23 | 2022 |
| Savchenko, B2581–Durarbayli, V2590 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Kotronias, V2541–Eliseev, U2601 | 0-1 | Aeroflot Open A 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