Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6
The Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon is a chess opening classified as ECO B32, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move. 4 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 23,755 times by this move order. White won 47%, 5% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 5. Nc3 (41% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.35 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4)
- ECO
- B32
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3,584 | |
| 1500-1999 | 15,184 | |
| 2000+ | 4,987 | |
| All | 23,755 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Nc3 Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation | 9,829 (41%) | |
| 5. Nxc6 Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation | 5,814 (24%) | |
| 5. c4 Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind (4… g6 5. c4) | 2,760 (12%) | |
| 5. Be3 | 2,499 (11%) | |
| 5. Bc4 | 887 (4%) | |
| 5. c3 | 729 (3%) | |
| 5. Bb5 | 378 (2%) | |
| 5. b3 | 163 (1%) |
Master games
1,187 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 32%, draw 17%, Black 51%). The strongest:
- GM Andrey Esipenko (2698) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2795) 1/2-1/2 · World Rapid 2025 · 2025-12-28
- GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) – GM Sebastien Maze (2551) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th Mar Late · 2024-03-26
- GM Pavel Ponkratov (2628) – GM Vadim Zvjaginsev (2644) 1-0 · TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 · 2018-10-10
- GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2703) – GM Arman Mikaelyan (2507) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 17th Dec Late · 2024-12-17
- GM Alexei Fedorov (2568) – GM Davit Jojua (2590) 1/2-1/2 · 43rd Olympiad 2018 · 2018-10-03
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM abrakadabra02 (2782) – IM Chigorinez (2718) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Meatloaf927 (2730) – gelyaromanova (2713) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- atsaynm (2663) – IM shuriks91 (2761) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Open (3… cxd4 4. Nxd4) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
Continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation B34 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nxc6
- Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind (4… g6 5. c4) B36 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4
- Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation B34 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Zollner Gambit B73 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. f4 Qb6 10. e5
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.