Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Classical Formation B21
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 a6 7. O-O Nf6
277 tournament games from this position · White wins 19%, draws 26%, Black wins 55%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bf4 | 109 | 28% 28% 44% | 2170 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 60 | 22% 70% | 2015 | 2026 |
| h3 | 50 | 36% 56% | 2106 | 2026 |
| e5 | 25 | 24% 72% | 1907 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 13 | 46% 46% | 2191 | 2024 |
| Bg5 | 10 | 40% 20% 40% | 2004 | 2025 |
| b4 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2153 | 2023 |
| Nd5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2184 | 2024 |
| Re1 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1943 | 2026 |
| a4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2040 | 2023 |
Top games
| Mosadeghpour, Masoud2475–Grigoryan, K22602 | 0-1 | 6th Ferdowsi Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Berg, E2539–Hillarp Persson, T2529 | ½-½ | SS Manhem GM 2013 | 2013 |
| Visakh, Nr2389–Ipatov, Alexander2592 | ½-½ | 17th Dubai Chess Open | 2015 |
| Mosadeghpour, Masoud2371–Fier, A2601 | ½-½ | 17th Dubai Chess Open | 2015 |
| Berg, E2539–Rocha, S2415 | ½-½ | TCh-POR Div1 Final 2013 | 2013 |
| Galperin, Platon2374–Vovk, Y2564 | ½-½ | Lviv Cup GM 2018 | 2018 |
| Chueca Forcen, A2313–Salgado Lopez, I2614 | 0-1 | 78th ch-ESP 2013 | 2013 |
| Loh, Zachary2340–Demuth, A2546 | 0-1 | Lidums AUS YM 2016 | 2016 |
| Zlatin, Alexander2313–Jacobson, Brandon2569 | 0-1 | 34th Kavala Open 2025 | 2025 |
| Zelic, Ml2321–Malakhatko, V2542 | 0-1 | Zadar Open A 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