Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack B48
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3
8,837 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 28%, Black wins 34%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a6 | 8,105 | 38% 28% 34% | 2293 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 726 | 35% 29% 35% | 2290 | 2026 |
| Bb4 | 3 | 100% | 1940 | 2023 |
| d6 | 1 | 100% | 2042 | 2016 |
| g6 | 1 | 100% | 2148 | 2024 |
| Be7 | 1 | 100% | 2364 | 2017 |
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, M2837–Ding Liren2774 | 0-1 | Carlsen-Ding Showdown G10 | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2814–Giri, A2793 | ½-½ | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| 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 |
| Gukesh, D2744–Carlsen, M2835 | 0-1 | SuperUnited Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Caruana, F2804–Harikrishna, P2763 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2016 | 2016 |
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