Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3
The Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line is a chess opening classified as ECO B89, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 41 times by this move order. White won 49%, 2% were drawn and Black won 49%. The most popular continuation is 7… Be7 (66% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.21 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 7… Bd7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 b5 10. O-O-O)
- ECO
- B89
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 8 | |
| 2000+ | 32 | |
| All | 41 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… Be7 | 27 (66%) | |
| 7… a6 | 9 (22%) | |
| 7… Bd7 | 2 (5%) | |
| 7… d5 | 1 (2%) | |
| 7… Ne5 | 1 (2%) | |
| 7… g6 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
249 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 34%, draw 21%, Black 45%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.31-dag-e429eeb-BT3-2790000 (3642) – Stockfish dev-20231010-00263636 (3673) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Superfinal 2023 · 2023-10-12
- Stockfish dev-20231010-00263636 (3673) – LCZero 0.31-dag-e429eeb-BT3-2790000 (3642) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Superfinal 2023 · 2023-10-12
- GM Alexander Morozevich (2656) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2607) 1/2-1/2 · World Rapid 2018 · 2018-12-26
- GM Pa Iniyan (2518) – GM Daniil Dubov (2702) 0-1 · Chess.com RCC Wk15 Swiss · 2022-05-21
- GM Kirill Alekseenko (2704) – IM Alexander Gutenev (2469) 1-0 · World Blitz 2019 · 2019-12-29
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- secret_mikalsen (2603) – Provence19 (2555) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- OlegHackevich (2424) – Shustrick (2369) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
- gholamreza (2362) – Tim1991 (2390) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6
Continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Velimirovic Attack B89 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
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- 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.