Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred B40
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. c3
222 tournament games from this position · White wins 33%, draws 16%, Black wins 51%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dxc3 | 93 | 32% 56% | 2067 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 56 | 23% 18% 59% | 2101 | 2026 |
| d3 | 43 | 40% 16% 44% | 2105 | 2025 |
| d5 | 21 | 43% 29% 29% | 2042 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2001 | 2023 |
| a6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2026 | 2019 |
| Bc5 | 1 | 100% | 1796 | 2022 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 2086 | 2013 |
Top games
| Moiseenko, Va2517–Alekseev, Evgeny2627 | 0-1 | 71st ch-RUS HL 2018 | 2018 |
| Dragnev, Valentin2458–Mastrovasilis, D2582 | 1-0 | European Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Moiseenko, Va2548–Seeman, T2395 | 1-0 | 27th Heart of Finland Op | 2017 |
| Valuet, B2274–Fedorchuk, S2641 | 0-1 | 1st European Corporate | 2017 |
| Ivell, N2244–Bauer, Ch2627 | 0-1 | 4NCL 2015-16 | 2015 |
| Sanchez Saez, F2359–Suarez Gomez, Julio2433 | 0-1 | TCh-ESP 2nd Div 2019 | 2019 |
| Yap, K2419–Omar, Noa2366 | 1-0 | Asian Clubs 2014 | 2014 |
| Mosadeghpour, Masoud2479–Tahbaz, Arash2297 | 1-0 | ch-IRI Semi-Final 2015 | 2015 |
| Mosadeghpour, Masoud2474–Ozsakallioglu, Okan2270 | 0-1 | Caissa Hotel Bahar GpA | 2022 |
| Esserman, M2446–Perez, Fl2279 | 1-0 | Gibraltar Masters 2018 | 2018 |
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