Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line, Sherbakov Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. f4 b6
The Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line, Sherbakov Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B89, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. f4 b6. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: +0.24 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 11. e5 Ne8 12. Qh5 Nxb3 13. Nc6 Qd7)
- ECO
- B89
- Moves
- 20 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/p3bppp/1p1ppn2/n7/3NPP2/1BN1B3/PPP3PP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 11- PGN
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. f4 b6
Analyse with Stockfish · Board image (SVG) · Open on Lichess
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4
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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.