Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Grigoriev Variation
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Grigoriev Variation (B72) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O. In 197 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 9…Nxd4 (35%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O
- ECO
- B72
- Games between strong players
- 197
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9…Nxd4 | 35% (68) | – | |
| 9…Ng4 | 24% (48) | – | |
| 9…d5 | 21% (42) | – | |
| 9…Bd7 | 14% (27) | – | |
| 9…Be6 | 3% (5) | – | |
| 9…Qa5 | 3% (5) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Amsterdam Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Qd2
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense 307,447 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 106,774 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 69,131 games
- Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian 62,139 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 48,946 games
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation 47,769 games
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open 30,193 games
- Sicilian Defense: Closed 29,862 games
- Sicilian Defense: Open 27,951 games
- Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 24,896 games
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 16,544 games
- Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation 16,215 games
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