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Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the Sicilian like Kazybek Nogerbek

A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 214 of Kazybek Nogerbek's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Kazybek Nogerbek chose most often. Where Kazybek Nogerbek has fewer than 3 games, the course takes the other top-50 players' most played move, then Stockfish's. Learn a line on the board, then each position comes back in a short daily review until it sticks.

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  • Kazybek Nogerbek was #50 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,202) and scored 66% against opponents averaging 2,889 in these games.
  • You play Kazybek Nogerbek's own move in 32 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Train lines

Learn a new line move by move. Lines due for review go to your daily review first.

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Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#50

Chess.com

Rating

3,202

Games

214

in this opening

Score

66%

in these games

Opponents

2,889

average rating

More about Kazybek Nogerbek

Use arrow keys to navigate the board. Press Enter to select a piece, then use arrow keys and Enter to move. Press Escape to cancel a move.
Line 1 after 15 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 11% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.O-O h6 9.Nd2

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  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Qc7 9.f4 f5 10.exf6 gxf6 11.Bd2

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  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Re1

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  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3

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  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 e6 4.O-O d5 5.Bb5 dxe4 6.Ne5 Bd7 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Re1

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  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.O-O Be6 9.Ng5

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  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.f3 h5 8.Bc4 Bd7 9.Bb3 Bg7 10.Qd2

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  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Bb7 9.c4 Nb4 10.Bg5

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  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2

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  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nb3

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  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 e6 4.O-O Nf6 5.Re1

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Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.

Kazybek Nogerbek's main line against the Sicilian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.O-O h6 9.Nd2.

  1. 2.Nf3 Your move · Kazybek Nogerbek's games Kazybek Nogerbek played 2.Nf3 in 208 games, scoring 67%.
  2. 2…d6 Reply · Kazybek Nogerbek's games A common reply here is 2…d6. At top level, this comes up about 41% of the time.
  3. 3.d4 Your move · Kazybek Nogerbek's games Kazybek Nogerbek played 3.d4 in 34 games, scoring 57%.
  4. 3…cxd4 Reply · Kazybek Nogerbek's games A common reply here is 3…cxd4.
  5. 4.Nxd4 Your move · Kazybek Nogerbek's games Kazybek Nogerbek played 4.Nxd4 in 32 games, scoring 58%.
  6. 4…Nf6 Reply · Kazybek Nogerbek's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6.
  7. 5.Nc3 Your move · Kazybek Nogerbek's games Kazybek Nogerbek played 5.Nc3 in 31 games, scoring 58%.
  8. 5…a6 Reply · Kazybek Nogerbek's games A common reply here is 5…a6. At top level, this comes up about 24% of the time.
  9. 6.Be2 Your move · Kazybek Nogerbek's games Kazybek Nogerbek played 6.Be2 in 9 games, scoring 56%.
  10. 6…e5 Reply · Kazybek Nogerbek's games A common reply here is 6…e5. At top level, this comes up about 16% of the time.
  11. 7.Nf3 Your move · Kazybek Nogerbek's games Kazybek Nogerbek played 7.Nf3 in 5 games, scoring 40%.
  12. 7…Be7 Reply · Kazybek Nogerbek's games A common reply here is 7…Be7.
  13. 8.O-O Your move · Kazybek Nogerbek's games Kazybek Nogerbek played 8.O-O in 3 games, scoring 33%.
  14. 8…h6 Reply · Kazybek Nogerbek's games A common reply here is 8…h6. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
  15. 9.Nd2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Kazybek Nogerbek play against the Sicilian?
After 1.e4 c5, Kazybek Nogerbek's most common line is 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.O-O h6 9.Nd2. At top level it comes up about 11% of the time.
Is this Kazybek Nogerbek's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Kazybek Nogerbek's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Sicilian course based on?
214 of Kazybek Nogerbek's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,889. Kazybek Nogerbek scored 66% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
11 lines covering 40 positions, ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. The first 5 lines need no account; saving your progress with an email unlocks the rest, free.
Who is Kazybek Nogerbek?
GM Kazybek Nogerbek was ranked number 50 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,202 when this course was built.

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