Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Vitolins Variation B62
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bb5
366 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 23%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd7 | 338 | 43% 22% 34% | 2287 | 2026 |
| Qb6 | 26 | 19% 35% 46% | 2368 | 2025 |
| Qc7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2126 | 2022 |
Top games
| Matlakov, M2700–Maghsoodloo, Parham2688 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Sadhwani, Raunak2638–Firouzja, Alireza2744 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2026 |
| Piorun, K2608–Bacrot, E2678 | 0-1 | FIDE World Cup 2021 | 2021 |
| Asadli, Vugar2567–Shankland, S2710 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2629–Niemann, Hans Moke2645 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Warmerdam, Max2608–Guseinov, G2665 | ½-½ | 23rd European Teams | 2021 |
| Bjerre, Jonas Buhl2601–Cheparinov, I2672 | 0-1 | 22nd ch-EUR Indiv 2022 | 2022 |
| Narayanan, Sl2658–Nguyen, Thai Dai Van2609 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Matlakov, M2674–Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard2590 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Dragnev, Valentin2553–Anton Guijarro, D2688 | 1-0 | ch-Schachbundesliga 2020 | 2020 |
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