Sicilian Defense
1.e4 c5
Black answers 1.e4 with a flank pawn instead of meeting it in the center, which leads to sharp, unbalanced positions where both sides play for a win. It is the most popular reply to 1.e4 at top level.
As White: 61% score in 18606 games (10606 wins, 1654 draws, 6346 losses).
As Black: 58% score in 20849 games (11106 wins, 1770 draws, 7973 losses).
Who plays it most
- GM qucaq: 131 games as Black, scores 46%
- GM whooopsididitagain: 130 games as Black, scores 60%
- GM Davorin Komljenovic: 125 games as Black, scores 47%
- GM Shilong Li: 125 games as Black, scores 51%
- WGM Filiz Osmanodja: 123 games as Black, scores 50%
- GM Nigel Short: 121 games as White, scores 66%
- GM hercules64: 121 games as Black, scores 53%
- GM Hugo Spangenberg: 121 games as White, scores 60%
- GM Khatanbaatar Bazar: 119 games as White, scores 57%
- tchebytchev: 117 games as Black, scores 52%
- GM Zdenko Kozul: 114 games as Black, scores 48%
- GM Hugo Spangenberg: 112 games as Black, scores 56%
- GM talosevich: 111 games as White, scores 65%
- GM Vitezslav Rasik: 111 games as White, scores 57%
- GM honestgirl: 111 games as White, scores 64%
From the recent public Chess.com games of 1373 players on the top players list, updated about once a week. Score = wins plus half the draws.