Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Qg4
The Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B20, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Qg4. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 146 times by this move order. White won 34%, 2% were drawn and Black won 64%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nc6 (28% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.62 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 2… Nc6 3. Qd1 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. g3)
- ECO
- B20
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Qg4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 113 | |
| 1500-1999 | 32 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 146 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nc6 | 41 (28%) | |
| 2… Nf6 | 31 (21%) | |
| 2… d6 | 28 (19%) | |
| 2… d5 | 16 (11%) | |
| 2… e6 | 16 (11%) | |
| 2… g6 | 5 (3%) | |
| 2… e5 | 2 (1%) | |
| 2… Qa5 | 2 (1%) |
Master games
23 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 70%, draw 4%, Black 26%). The strongest:
- GM Lucas Van Foreest (2530) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) 1-0 · World Blitz 2023 · 2023-12-29
- GM Lucas Van Foreest (2529) – GM Alexey Sarana (2695) 0-1 · Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early · 2024-01-02
- GM Daniel Dardha (2610) – GM Denis Lazavik (2544) 1-0 · Titled Tue 28th Mar Early · 2023-03-28
- GM Lucas Van Foreest (2530) – GM S.P. Sethuraman (2613) 1-0 · 8th Sunway Sitges TB 5-8 · 2021-12-23
- GM Lucas Van Foreest (2570) – IM Rudik Makarian (2557) 1-0 · Titled Tue 21st Mar Late · 2023-03-21
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Samidb (1989) – Trueno666 (2073) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- XhomiX (1898) – Sellivan (1884) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- edil1983 (1782) – Magnaforex (1907) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) 1. e4 c5
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- 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
- Sicilian Defense: Kronberger Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Kronberger Variation, Nemeth Gambit 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.