Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Ivanov Variation B63
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Qb6
233 tournament games from this position · White wins 34%, draws 35%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nb3 | 132 | 38% 30% 33% | 2330 | 2026 |
| O-O-O | 63 | 25% 44% 30% | 2308 | 2026 |
| Bxf6 | 38 | 37% 37% 26% | 2343 | 2025 |
Top games
| Oparin, G2681–Rapport, R2763 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Prix 1 Pool B | 2022 |
| Gharamian, T2614–Edouard, R2638 | 1-0 | 93rd ch-FRA 2018 | 2018 |
| Bosiocic, Mari2605–Kozul, Z2611 | ½-½ | ch-CRO 2018 | 2018 |
| Cheparinov, I2649–Kozul, Z2531 | ½-½ | Tournament of Peace 2023 | 2023 |
| Kosteniuk, A2555–Edouard, R2621 | 0-1 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2018 | 2018 |
| Djukic, Ni2548–Kozul, Z2611 | 1-0 | Djukic - Kozul Match 2018 | 2018 |
| Djukic, Ni2548–Kozul, Z2611 | 0-1 | Djukic - Kozul Match 2018 | 2018 |
| Djukic, Ni2548–Kozul, Z2611 | ½-½ | Djukic - Kozul Match 2018 | 2018 |
| Sedlak, N2552–Kozul, Z2604 | ½-½ | 2nd Krunoslav Hulak Mem | 2017 |
| Topalov, V2730–Matnadze, A2423 | 0-1 | 4th Salamanca Masters | 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