Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Pin Defense B21
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Bb4
148 tournament games from this position · White wins 25%, draws 19%, Black wins 56%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 124 | 27% 19% 54% | 2048 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 13 | 23% 23% 54% | 1966 | 2024 |
| Qc2 | 5 | 20% 80% | 2066 | 2026 |
| Qb3 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2036 | 2025 |
| Qe2 | 1 | 100% | 2227 | 2026 |
| Qd3 | 1 | 100% | 1920 | 2024 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 2192 | 2023 |
Top games
| Luque Saiz, Andres2339–Kryvoruchko, Y2656 | 0-1 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Mosadeghpour, Masoud2480–Grivas, E2396 | 1-0 | 51st UAE National Day | 2022 |
| De Vleeschauwer, M2268–Salgado Lopez, I2593 | ½-½ | European Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Zylka, Stanislaw2347–Mardov, Dimitar2506 | ½-½ | 6th Valencia Cuna Open | 2025 |
| Devallee, J2210–Lagarde, Max2626 | 0-1 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Feher, Botond2112–Svidler, P2698 | 0-1 | ch-HUN Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Mosadeghpour, Masoud2498–Veisi, Bardia2273 | ½-½ | ch-IRI 2021 | 2021 |
| Philippe, C2393–Shirazi, K2363 | 1-0 | 89th ch-Paris IdF 2014 | 2014 |
| Langner, L12370–Kourousis, E2380 | 0-1 | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2014-15 | 2014 |
| Jackson, J2283–Eggleston, D2402 | ½-½ | e2e4 Sunningdale Easter 2014 | 2014 |
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