Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation B47
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7
17,249 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 30%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be3 | 8,789 | 38% 28% 34% | 2294 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 3,206 | 36% 33% 31% | 2287 | 2026 |
| g3 | 2,256 | 32% 35% 33% | 2298 | 2026 |
| f4 | 1,130 | 41% 30% 29% | 2309 | 2026 |
| Qd3 | 504 | 43% 30% 27% | 2325 | 2026 |
| a3 | 312 | 35% 23% 42% | 2189 | 2026 |
| Ndb5 | 295 | 31% 20% 49% | 2149 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 236 | 28% 29% 42% | 2183 | 2026 |
| Ncb5 | 191 | 51% 28% 21% | 2309 | 2026 |
| g4 | 149 | 39% 30% 32% | 2335 | 2026 |
| Nb3 | 145 | 38% 17% 45% | 2193 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 9 | 22% 78% | 2034 | 2025 |
| Nf3 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2023 | 2025 |
| Nde2 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2335 | 2025 |
| f3 | 3 | 100% | 1924 | 2024 |
| Bg5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2275 | 2025 |
| h4 | 2 | 100% | 2389 | 2025 |
| Bb5 | 2 | 100% | 1981 | 2021 |
| b3 | 2 | 100% | 2526 | 2019 |
| Nb1 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2329 | 2016 |
| Bd3 | 1 | 100% | 1878 | 2018 |
| Qf3 | 1 | 100% | 2337 | 2022 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 1951 | 2025 |
Top games
| Erigaisi, Arjun2799–Carlsen, M2831 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2024 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Ivanchuk, V2757 | 0-1 | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Kramnik, V2812–Caruana, F2810 | ½-½ | 44th GM 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2851–Harikrishna, P2763 | 1-0 | 4th Norway Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Ding Liren2774 | 0-1 | Carlsen-Ding Showdown G10 | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2814–Giri, A2793 | ½-½ | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2862–Harikrishna, P2732 | ½-½ | 83rd Tata Steel Masters | 2021 |
| Duda, J2757–Caruana, F2828 | ½-½ | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Wei Yi2755–Carlsen, M2830 | ½-½ | Superbet POL Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Anand, V2739–Carlsen, M2841 | 0-1 | FIDE World Bl Team Pool A | 2026 |
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