Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Taimanov Formation B21
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 e6 5. Bc4 a6 6. Nf3 Ne7
27 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 15%, Black wins 48%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg5 | 16 | 44% 50% | 2103 | 2026 |
| O-O | 9 | 33% 22% 44% | 2070 | 2023 |
| Be3 | 1 | 100% | 2243 | 2018 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 2109 | 2022 |
Top games
| Domingo Nunez, Ruben2405–Caruana, F2792 | 0-1 | FIDE World Bl Team Pool A | 2026 |
| Izzat, Kanan2454–Nakauchi, G2238 | 0-1 | Australian Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Banerjee, S2198–Visakh, N R2491 | 0-1 | 4th IIFL Wealth Mumbai Op | 2018 |
| Zelic, Ml2307–Andrejic, V2224 | 0-1 | 20th Zadar Open A 2013 | 2013 |
| Elier, Ali2165–Vetokhin, Savva2354 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Puccini, Jack2278–Nakauchi, G2208 | 0-1 | ch-AUS 2018 | 2018 |
| Loh, Zachary2220–Nakauchi, G2265 | 1-0 | ch-AUS 2016 | 2016 |
| Puccini, Jack2192–Nakauchi, G2265 | ½-½ | ch-AUS 2016 | 2016 |
| Campbell, Joshua1901–Troff, Kayden2490 | 0-1 | Charlotte ALTO 2024 | 2024 |
| Poghosyan, S2257–Barsegyan, H2067 | 1-0 | 15th ch-EUR Indiv 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