Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Danish Variation B21
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nf3
9 tournament games from this position · White wins 22%, draws 22%, Black wins 56%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2113 | 2023 |
| d6 | 2 | 100% | 1870 | 2020 |
| cxb2 | 1 | 100% | 2307 | 2013 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2114 | 2026 |
| e6 | 1 | 100% | 2087 | 2026 |
Top games
| Grigoryan, K22587–Kotanjian, T2501 | 1-0 | 75th ch-ARM HL 2015 | 2015 |
| Meszaros, An2286–Orso, M2328 | ½-½ | Caissa IM Nov 2013 | 2013 |
| Jeknic, V1913–Nikolic, N Mne2315 | 0-1 | TCh-MNE Premier 2023 | 2023 |
| Steinbauer, Sebastian1972–Kukushkin, Ivan2257 | 0-1 | Ceske Budejovice Open A | 2026 |
| Mutlu, Mehmed-Emin1957–Fuchs, Hei2217 | 0-1 | 24th Nancy Blitz 2026 | 2026 |
| Shaw, Robi1673–El Gheiadi, I1831 | 0-1 | World Senior 65+ 2018 | 2018 |
| Viskelis, D2144–Venskutonis, Danielius1173 | 1-0 | TCh-LTU 2023 | 2023 |
| Sigurjonsson, St2088–Hreinsson, H2189 | ½-½ | TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22 | 2021 |
| Ibishi, Valon–Sherifi, Shemsedin1988 | 0-1 | ch-KOS 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