Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Venice Attack B56
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Bb5+
179 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 39%, Black wins 18%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nbd7 | 132 | 39% 42% 20% | 2285 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 47 | 55% 32% | 2151 | 2026 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2805–Nakamura, Hi2794 | 0-1 | 12th Norway Armageddon | 2024 |
| Caruana, F2803–Nakamura, Hi2789 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2024 | 2024 |
| Anton Guijarro, D2679–Harikrishna, P2732 | ½-½ | 83rd Tata Steel Masters | 2021 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2771–Aditya, Mittal2547 | ½-½ | 8th Sharjah Masters 2025 | 2025 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2771–Gokerkan, Cem Kaan2523 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Kourkoulos Arditis, Stamatis2580–Donchenko, Alexa2627 | ½-½ | 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 | 2025 |
| Tari, A2558–Berkes, F2636 | ½-½ | 17th ch-EUR Indiv 2016 | 2016 |
| Niemann, Hans Moke2706–Gokerkan, Cem Kaan2489 | ½-½ | Baku Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Safarli, E2609–Asadli, Vugar2551 | ½-½ | 79th ch-AZE 2025 | 2025 |
| Tari, A2637–Delgado Ramirez, N2485 | 1-0 | Floripa Winter 2024 | 2024 |
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