Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Gary Gambit B44
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 d5
16 tournament games from this position · White wins 50%, draws 25%, Black wins 25%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd5 | 8 | 63% 25% | 2089 | 2025 |
| exd5 | 8 | 38% 38% 25% | 2222 | 2025 |
Top games
| Kostenko, P2472–Urazayev, Arystanbek2442 | ½-½ | Almaty Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Salinas Herrera, P2386–Torres Bravo, C2314 | ½-½ | ch-CHI Final 2013 | 2013 |
| Khatanbaatar, B2368–Enkhnar, E2278 | 1-0 | 54th ch-MGL 2014 | 2014 |
| Forchert, M2375–Partenheimer, A2194 | 1-0 | 20th OIBM 2016 | 2016 |
| Szwed, J2348–Mirski, M2039 | 1-0 | ch-POL Semifinal 2023 | 2023 |
| Patrelakis, Evaggelos2385–Dimakis, Stavros1968 | 1-0 | 50th TCh-GRE 2023 | 2023 |
| Kazarian, Anna-Maja2091–Keetman, Maaike2194 | 1-0 | ch-NED Qual Women 2015 | 2015 |
| Coleman, D2179–Willson, Ollie2029 | 0-1 | 4NCL 2015-16 | 2016 |
| Radikovic, Anamarija2109–Alfano, Emilie2074 | 0-1 | Mitropa Cup Women 2025 | 2025 |
| Coleman, D2135–Willson, Ollie2032 | ½-½ | 104th ch-GBR 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