Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Siberian Variation B21
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Qc7
60 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 17%, Black wins 47%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 47 | 38% 17% 45% | 2043 | 2025 |
| Qe2 | 10 | 30% 20% 50% | 1997 | 2023 |
| Nb5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1923 | 2022 |
| Be3 | 1 | 100% | 2023 | 2015 |
Top games
| Spornberger, M2357–Bertagnolli, A2352 | 0-1 | TCh-AUT 2nd West 2015-16 | 2015 |
| Sakaev, K2596–Al Ghamdi, Ahmed M2107 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Isanzhulov, Arystan2254–Solozhenkin, E2441 | 1-0 | 1st Archibald Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Petr, Ma2500–Brychta, D2149 | ½-½ | ch-CZE Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Loh, Zachary2218–Rosen, E2381 | 1-0 | Lidums AUS YM IM 2017 | 2017 |
| Jackson, J2388–Han, Yichen2190 | 1-0 | Irish International Open | 2019 |
| Pisk, P2410–Lovrinovic, C2140 | 1-0 | TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2013-14 | 2014 |
| Boucquet, Emile2213–Rosen, E2338 | 0-1 | Portugal Open Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Titze, Leo2229–Campos Gomez, Manuel2307 | 0-1 | 21st Spilimbergo Open | 2023 |
| Khudyakov, Stanislav2086–Solozhenkin, E2441 | ½-½ | 1st Archibald Open 2019 | 2019 |
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