Sicilian · Opening 1 of 3

Sicilian · Beginner

The 10 Sicilian Defense lines you meet most often, playing Black.

Shared1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Verified

VARIATION 1

Dragon Variation

Engine-verified main line.

Variation

1/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Drill progress

·LEARN

·RECALL

DRILL

MASTER

Start drill ~ 4 min

VARIATION 2 · LOCKED

Knight Deflection

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

2/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 drilled

VARIATION 3 · LOCKED

C-File Crush

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

3/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V2 drilled

VARIATION 4 · LOCKED

Fork and Sac

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

4/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V3 drilled

VARIATION 5 · LOCKED

Sacrifice Storm

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

5/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V4 drilled

VARIATION 6 · LOCKED

Rook Blast

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

6/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V5 drilled

VARIATION 7 · LOCKED

Knight Decoy

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

7/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V6 drilled

VARIATION 8 · LOCKED

Najdorf Variation

Engine-verified main line.

Variation

8/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V7 drilled

VARIATION 9 · LOCKED

Scheveningen

Engine-verified main line.

Variation

9/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V8 drilled

VARIATION 10 · LOCKED

Classical Sicilian

Engine-verified main line.

Variation

10/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V9 drilled

When all 10 variations drilled

0 of 10 mastered. Clear the rest to unlock the next Sicilian opening.

Engine · Mainline · depth 18

All moves chess.js-legal · variation ordering matches master-game frequency.

Live

Practice all 10 variations

Shuffled drill. Wrong lines re-queue. Stays inside this opening.

Repertoire · Sicilian

Sicilian · Opening 1 of 3

Sicilian · Beginner

The 10 Sicilian Defense lines you meet most often, playing Black.

Shared1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Verified

VARIATION 1

Dragon Variation

Engine-verified main line.

Variation

1/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Drill progress

·LEARN

·RECALL

DRILL

MASTER

Start drill ~ 4 min

VARIATION 2 · LOCKED

Knight Deflection

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

2/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 drilled

VARIATION 3 · LOCKED

C-File Crush

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

3/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V2 drilled

VARIATION 4 · LOCKED

Fork and Sac

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

4/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V3 drilled

VARIATION 5 · LOCKED

Sacrifice Storm

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

5/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V4 drilled

VARIATION 6 · LOCKED

Rook Blast

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

6/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V5 drilled

VARIATION 7 · LOCKED

Knight Decoy

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

7/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V6 drilled

VARIATION 8 · LOCKED

Najdorf Variation

Engine-verified main line.

Variation

8/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V7 drilled

VARIATION 9 · LOCKED

Scheveningen

Engine-verified main line.

Variation

9/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V8 drilled

VARIATION 10 · LOCKED

Classical Sicilian

Engine-verified main line.

Variation

10/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V9 drilled

When all 10 variations drilled

0 of 10 mastered. Clear the rest to unlock the next Sicilian opening.

Engine · Mainline · depth 18

All moves chess.js-legal · variation ordering matches master-game frequency.

Live

Practice all 10 variations

Shuffled drill. Wrong lines re-queue. Stays inside this opening.