Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Fianchetto Variation B80
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3
253 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 30%, Black wins 34%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 116 | 36% 30% 34% | 2215 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 82 | 30% 38% 32% | 2297 | 2026 |
| a6 | 42 | 52% 36% | 2206 | 2025 |
| Bd7 | 10 | 40% 50% | 2357 | 2022 |
| e5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2077 | 2014 |
Top games
| Rublevsky, S2695–Kurnosov, I2657 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid 2013 | 2013 |
| Efimenko, Z2651–Kurnosov, I2657 | 1-0 | 20th Abu Dhabi Masters 2013 | 2013 |
| Guseinov, G2621–Motylev, A2685 | 0-1 | Vugar Gashimov Mem B 2014 | 2014 |
| Guseinov, G2613–Movsesian, S2672 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2696–Mista, A2584 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2013-14 | 2014 |
| Guseinov, G2592–Sjugirov, S2673 | ½-½ | Qatar Masters Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Adams, Mi2690–David, Alb2520 | 1-0 | World Senior Teams +50 | 2022 |
| Malakhov, V2695–Li Shilong2514 | 1-0 | TCh-CHN 2016 | 2016 |
| Bortnyk, Olexandr2567–Ivanisevic, I2638 | ½-½ | 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 | 2017 |
| Guseinov, G2664–Valsecchi, A2497 | 1-0 | European Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
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