Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind (5. c4 Bg7)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7
The Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind is a chess opening classified as ECO B37, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2,203 times by this move order. White won 51%, 7% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 6. Be3 (88% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.31 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Qd8 8. Qd2 Nf6)
- ECO
- B37
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 110 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,228 | |
| 2000+ | 865 | |
| All | 2,203 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Be3 Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind (5… Bg7 6. Be3) | 1,937 (88%) | |
| 6. Nxc6 | 95 (4%) | |
| 6. Nc2 | 82 (4%) | |
| 6. Nc3 | 44 (2%) | |
| 6. Nb3 | 32 (1%) | |
| 6. Nf3 | 11 (0%) | |
| 6. Nb5 | 2 (0%) |
Master games
300 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 20%, Black 39%). The strongest:
- GM Yunguo Wan (2500) – GM Xiangzhi Bu (2725) 0-1 · TCh-CHN 2018 · 2018-04-11
- GM Velimir Ivic (2581) – GM Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero (2520) 1-0 · Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 · 2021-04-03
- GM Velimir Ivic (2581) – GM Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero (2520) 1-0 · Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 · 2021-04-03
- IM Milosz Szpar (2477) – GM Velimir Ivic (2610) 0-1 · Titled Tue 15th Oct Late · 2024-10-15
- GM Alexander Morozevich (2683) – Tagir Salemgareev (2305) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-RUS Blitz 2016 · 2016-10-07
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM abrakadabra02 (2782) – IM Chigorinez (2718) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- atsaynm (2663) – IM shuriks91 (2761) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- mitsutszkisszucs (2718) – IM Chigorinez (2704) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind (4… g6 5. c4) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4
Continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind (5… Bg7 6. Be3) B38 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3
- Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Simagin Variation B37 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc2 d6 7. Be2 Nh6
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit B20
- Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: King David's Opening B20
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.