Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation B44
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5
1,449 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 31%, Black wins 39%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d6 | 1,361 | 30% 31% 39% | 2234 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 65 | 38% 23% 38% | 2184 | 2026 |
| a6 | 16 | 63% 25% | 1959 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2084 | 2025 |
| d5 | 2 | 100% | 1836 | 2015 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2744–Praggnanandhaa, R2785 | ½-½ | GCT Finals 2025 | 2025 |
| Gukesh, D2744–Firouzja, Alireza2777 | 0-1 | SuperUnited Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Leko, P2730–Grischuk, A2783 | 0-1 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2700–Erigaisi, Arjun2775 | ½-½ | 88th Tata Steel Masters | 2026 |
| Leko, P2737–Morozevich, A2736 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Beijing | 2013 |
| Morozevich, A2739–Vitiugov, N2719 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Ivanchuk, V2733–Wang Yue2705 | 1-0 | FIDE GP Beijing | 2013 |
| Kasimdzhanov, R2706–Radjabov, T2726 | ½-½ | Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 | 2014 |
| Ivanchuk, V2747–Najer, E2679 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Ivanchuk, V2628–Caruana, F2792 | 0-1 | Naroditsky Mem Blitz 2026 | 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