B20-B99
Sicilian Defense
About This Opening
The Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5) is the most popular response to 1.e4, offering Black asymmetrical counterplay and fighting chances. Famous variations include the Najdorf, Dragon, and Scheveningen.
Famous Games
- Fischer vs Spassky, 1972 World Championship
- Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 (Sicilian Najdorf)
Variations
191 found A43 C00 A43 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B22 B22 B22 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B20 B21 B20 B20 B23 B23 B23
Franco-Benoni; Franco-Sicilian
d4 c5 d5 e6 e4 Franco-Sicilian Defense
d4 e6 c4 c5 Franco-Sicilian Hybrid
d4 e6 c4 c5 d5 exd5 cxd5 d6 Nc3 g6 e4 Bg7 Nf3 Ne7 Mengarini Gambit, Sicilian
e4 c5 a3 Mengarini Gambit, Sicilian
e4 c5 a3 Nc6 b4 Snyder Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 b3 Queen Fianchetto Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 b3 b6 Wing Gambit, Sicilian
e4 c5 b4 Marshall Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 b4 cxb4 a3 Wing; Carlsbad Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 b4 cxb4 a3 bxa3 Marienbad Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 b4 cxb4 a3 d5 exd5 Qxd5 Bb2 Abrahams Variation, Sicilian Wing Gambit
e4 c5 b4 cxb4 Bb2 Santasiere Wing Gambit, Sicilian
e4 c5 b4 cxb4 c4 Bowlder Attack, Sicilian
e4 c5 Bc4 Slow Sicilian
e4 c5 Be2 Barmen Defense, Sicilian
e4 c5 c3 d5 exd5 Qxd5 Sherzer Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 c3 Nf6 e5 Nd5 d4 e6 Nf3 Nc6 Stoltz Attack, Sicilian
e4 c5 c3 Nf6 e5 Nd5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nb6 Bb3 Staunton-Cochrane Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 c4 Gloria Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 c4 d6 Nc3 Nc6 g3 h5 Chameleon Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 d3 Big Clamp Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 d3 Nc6 c3 d6 f4 Sicilian Center Game
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 Rivadavia Gambit, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 Push Variation, Smith-Morra Gambit, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 d3 Dubois Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 d3 c4 Scandanavian Formation, Smith-Morra, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 d5 Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 dxc3 Chicago Defense, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 d6 Bc4 e6 Nf3 Nf6 O-O a6 Taimanov Formation, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 e6 Bc4 a6 Nf3 Ne7 Kan Formation, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 e6 Nf3 a6 Fianchetto Defense, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 e6 Nf3 g6 Classical Formation, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 Nc6 Nf3 d6 Bc4 a6 O-O Nf6 Paulsen Formation, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 Nc6 Nf3 e6 Bc4 a6 Larsen Defense, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 Nc6 Nf3 e6 Bc4 a6 O-O Qc7 Qe2 Bd6 Pin Defense, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 Nc6 Nf3 e6 Bc4 Bb4 Morphy Defense, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 Nc6 Nf3 e6 Bc4 Bc5 Sozin Formation, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 Nc6 Nf3 e6 Bc4 d6 O-O a6 Qe2 b5 Center Formation, Smith-Morra Declined, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 e5 Alapin Formation, Smith-Morra Declined, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 Nf6 Wing Formation, Smith-Morra Declined, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 c3 Qa5 Halasz Gambit, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 f4 Morphy Gambit, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 Nf3 Andreaschek Gambit, Sicilian
e4 c5 d4 cxd4 Nf3 e5 c3 Tal Gambit, Sicilian
e4 c5 f4 d5 exd5 Nf6 Steinitz; Tartakower, Lasker-Dunne Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 g3 Myers Attack, Sicilian
e4 c5 h4 Grand Prix Variation, Sicilian
e4 c5 Nc3 d6 f4 Marshall Gambit, Sicilian
e4 c5 Nc3 e6 d4 d5 Korchnoi Defense, Sicilian
e4 c5 Nc3 e6 g3 d5 And 141 more variations...