Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation B49
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2
1,483 tournament games from this position · White wins 33%, draws 30%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 1,214 | 34% 30% 36% | 2220 | 2026 |
| b5 | 253 | 29% 30% 40% | 2278 | 2026 |
| Bb4 | 9 | 44% 22% 33% | 1892 | 2025 |
| Be7 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 1858 | 2025 |
| d6 | 2 | 100% | 2021 | 2025 |
| Nxd4 | 1 | 100% | 2059 | 2022 |
| Nge7 | 1 | 100% | 1858 | 2017 |
Top games
| Anand, V2739–Carlsen, M2841 | 0-1 | FIDE World Bl Team Pool A | 2026 |
| Topalov, V2785–Svidler, P2758 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2014 | 2014 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2775–Morozevich, A2748 | 1-0 | FIDE GP Tashkent | 2012 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2775–Morozevich, A2748 | ½-½ | SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Kramnik, V2753–Gukesh, D2751 | 0-1 | World Rapid Team 2023 | 2023 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2756–Wang Yue2723 | 0-1 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Jakovenko, D2721–Harikrishna, P2738 | ½-½ | Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2779–Kurnosov, I2663 | ½-½ | World Rapid Final | 2012 |
| Mamedov, Rau2640–Gukesh, D2758 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | 2023 |
| Inarkiev, E2680–Nepomniachtchi, I2717 | 0-1 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
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