Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qa4
The Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B31, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qa4. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 100%, 0% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 6… O-O (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 6… O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nxe4 9. d5)
- ECO
- B31
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
r1bqk2r/pp1pppbp/2n2np1/1Bp5/Q3P3/2P2N2/PP1P1PPP/RNB2RK1 b kq - 2 6- PGN
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qa4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… O-O | 1 (100%) |
Master games
99 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 52%, draw 21%, Black 27%). The strongest:
- GM V Pranav (2545) – GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2737) 0-1 · World Blitz 2022 · 2022-12-30
- GM V Pranav (2545) – GM Hans Moke Niemann (2698) 1-0 · World Blitz 2022 · 2022-12-29
- IM V Pranav (2548) – GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2688) 0-1 · chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw · 2022-11-12
- GM V Pranav (2545) – GM Praggnanandhaa R (2684) 1-0 · Baer Challenge Final · 2022-12-13
- GM Evgeniy Najer (2670) – GM Tal Baron (2532) 1-0 · World Rapid 2018 · 2018-12-27
Highest-rated Lichess games
- lanba (2122) – colonsay (2103) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6
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.