Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack 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
180 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 31%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qxd4 | 180 | 41% 31% 28% | 2280 | 2026 |
Top games
| Navara, D2735–Jobava, Ba2661 | 1-0 | 17th ch-EUR Indiv 2016 | 2016 |
| Piorun, K2648–Socko, B2590 | ½-½ | ch-POL 2017 | 2017 |
| Yu Ruiyuan2571–Popov, Iv Rus2653 | ½-½ | TCh-CHN 2015 | 2015 |
| Burg, T2518–Sokolov, Ivan2625 | ½-½ | ch-NED 2017 | 2017 |
| Kanarek, M2519–Miton, K2618 | ½-½ | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017 | 2017 |
| Akopian, Vl2620–Dlugy, M2513 | 1-0 | ch-USA Seniors 2022 | 2022 |
| Durarbayli, V2632–Bregadze, L2484 | 1-0 | College Final Four 2015 | 2015 |
| Yemelin, V2551–Greenfeld, A2547 | ½-½ | VII ShakkiNet GM 2016 | 2016 |
| Shirov, A2631–Cramling, P2453 | 1-0 | CellaVision Cup 2018 | 2018 |
| Harika, D2531–Blomqvist, E2546 | 0-1 | 23rd Sigeman & Co 2017 | 2017 |
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