Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Alapin Formation B21
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nf6
1,077 tournament games from this position · White wins 26%, draws 22%, Black wins 52%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 1,056 | 26% 22% 52% | 2098 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 10 | 40% 60% | 2005 | 2025 |
| Bc4 | 7 | 14% 86% | 1955 | 2026 |
| cxd4 | 1 | 100% | 1877 | 2024 |
| Nf3 | 1 | 100% | 2076 | 2024 |
| b3 | 1 | 100% | 2309 | 2019 |
| Qc2 | 1 | 100% | 2028 | 2014 |
Top games
| Nakamura, Hi2788–Vachier Lagrave, M2731 | 1-0 | CCT Final Survival Loser | 2023 |
| Esserman, M2419–Anand, V2784 | ½-½ | Gibraltar Masters 2016 | 2016 |
| Theodorou, Nikolas2577–Gabuzyan, H2589 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Mosadeghpour, Masoud2469–Bruzon Batista, L2653 | 0-1 | 2nd Stars Cup Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Abergel, T2458–Saric, Iv2641 | 0-1 | Serbian Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Lazarev, G2361–Andreikin, D2723 | 0-1 | Rector Cup MGSU | 2012 |
| Domingo Nunez, Ruben2409–Mamedov, Rau2656 | ½-½ | European Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Berg, E2557–Carlsson, P2485 | ½-½ | ch-SWE 2014 | 2014 |
| Esserman, M2410–Vovk, Y2620 | 1-0 | 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Esserman, M2467–Timofeev, Arty2564 | ½-½ | Budapest Spring Open 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