Sicilian Defense: Myers Attack, with a4
1. e4 c5 2. a4
The Sicilian Defense: Myers Attack, with a4 is a chess opening classified as ECO B20, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. a4. 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 495 times by this move order. White won 47%, 5% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nc6 (42% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 59; best line 2… Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. Bxc6)
- ECO
- B20
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. a4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 180 | |
| 1500-1999 | 256 | |
| 2000+ | 59 | |
| All | 495 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nc6 | 209 (42%) | |
| 2… e6 | 94 (19%) | |
| 2… d6 | 73 (15%) | |
| 2… g6 | 34 (7%) | |
| 2… a6 | 22 (4%) | |
| 2… e5 | 15 (3%) | |
| 2… d5 | 13 (3%) | |
| 2… a5 | 12 (2%) |
Master games
99 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 63%, draw 7%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2685) – GM M. Amin Tabatabaei (2714) 1-0 · Bundesliga 2024-25 · 2024-10-05
- GM Kirill Alekseenko (2698) – GM Alexey Sarana (2675) 0-1 · Titled Tue 19th Apr Late · 2022-04-19
- GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2675) – GM Alexey Sarana (2686) 0-1 · Titled Tue 15th Jul Early · 2025-07-15
- GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2678) – GM Rauf Mamedov (2657) 1/2-1/2 · Battle Champions Rapid m · 2025-04-28
- GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2678) – GM Rauf Mamedov (2657) 0-1 · Battle Champions Rapid m · 2025-04-28
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Myers Attack, with a4 and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- TheRealGenghisKhan (2805) – GM Stoichess (2718) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- FM mkllnd1517 (2427) – BainaFlorid (2474) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Kaissiber (2378) – Ukrainian_Freedom (2280) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) 1. e4 c5
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
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- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit B20
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- Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: King David's Opening B20
- Sicilian Defense: Kronberger Variation 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.