Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Chicago Defense B21
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O a6 8. Qe2 b5 9. Bb3 Ra7
11 tournament games from this position · White wins 27%, draws 9%, Black wins 64%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rd1 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2020 | 2021 |
| Be3 | 5 | 100% | 2134 | 2022 |
| Bg5 | 1 | 100% | 2372 | 2017 |
Top games
| Govedarica, R2351–Abramovic, B2393 | 0-1 | 31st Belgrade Trophy | 2017 |
| Radovic, Janko2270–Tesic, D2322 | 1-0 | TCh-SRB Premier 2015 | 2015 |
| Perov, German2196–Kozlov, O2303 | 0-1 | TCh-RUS Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Rensch, Toralf2087–Rosenthal, D2387 | 0-1 | TCh-EUR Senior +50 2022 | 2022 |
| Grbac, Bor2082–Franic, M2379 | 0-1 | 32nd Pula Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Al Badani, A2195–Nelis, Jf2154 | ½-½ | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | 2018 |
| Oswald, D2073–Barrett, S2216 | 0-1 | 29th ECC Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Fernandez Gil, R2046–Saez Gabikagogeaskoa, O1995 | 0-1 | XXX Collado Villalba Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Lilja, R2103–Nielsen, Thom11933 | 1-0 | Copenhagen CC 2019 | 2019 |
| Hng, Mei-Xian Eunice1661–Manukonda, A1959 | 0-1 | Gibraltar Challenger A | 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