Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation B67
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7
4,440 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 28%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f4 | 2,243 | 37% 27% 36% | 2305 | 2026 |
| f3 | 1,386 | 40% 27% 33% | 2323 | 2026 |
| Kb1 | 640 | 44% 29% 27% | 2331 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 115 | 41% 37% 22% | 2372 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 20 | 30% 25% 45% | 2256 | 2025 |
| Nb3 | 17 | 35% 29% 35% | 2137 | 2026 |
| h4 | 8 | 50% 50% | 2238 | 2025 |
| Bxf6 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2364 | 2018 |
| Bc4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2142 | 2024 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2494 | 2023 |
| Nf3 | 1 | 100% | 2385 | 2017 |
| Qe1 | 1 | 100% | 2427 | 2019 |
| Be3 | 1 | 100% | 2540 | 2026 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2289 | 2024 |
| Re1 | 1 | 100% | 1910 | 2023 |
Top games
| Anand, V2776–Carlsen, M2843 | ½-½ | GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 | 2018 |
| Anand, V2764–Caruana, F2819 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2859–Maghsoodloo, Parham2719 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2760–Caruana, F2794 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2016 | 2016 |
| Harikrishna, P2726–Caruana, F2828 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Blitz | 2019 |
| Wang Hao2725–Ding Liren2812 | ½-½ | TCh-CHN 2019 | 2019 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2766–Rapport, R2764 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2022 | 2022 |
| Giri, A2752–Topalov, V2772 | 1-0 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Liang, Awonder2714–Nakamura, Hi2810 | ½-½ | Nakamura-Liang Classical | 2026 |
| Liang, Awonder2714–Nakamura, Hi2810 | 0-1 | Nakamura-Liang Rapid | 2026 |
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