Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6
11. Bxe6+0.50
White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation (B77), reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6, Stockfish 18 recommends 11. Bxe6 for White. White is slightly better (+0.50).
Top engine moves
- +0.5011. Bxe6 fxe6 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Rhe1 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. e5 d5
- +0.3211. Bb3 Qa5 12. O-O-O b5 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qe2 b4 15. Qb5 Qxb5
- +0.1911. Bd5 Qa5 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. h4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Rac8
Other move orders
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Bb3 Qa5
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation?
After 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 11. Bxe6 for White, continuing fxe6 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Rhe1 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. e5 d5. White is slightly better (+0.50). The next best moves are 11. Bb3 (+0.32) and 11. Bd5 (+0.19).
Is the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.50: white is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation?
B77. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; B is the volume for semi-open games (other than the French).
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).