Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026
Play against the Sicilian like Awonder Liang
A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 154 of Awonder Liang's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Awonder Liang chose most often. Where Awonder Liang 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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- Awonder Liang was #41 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,208) and scored 70% against opponents averaging 2,945 in these games.
- You play Awonder Liang's own move in 26 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.
Free · first 5 lines need no account
Blitz rank
#41
Chess.com
Rating
3,208
Games
154
in this opening
Score
70%
in these games
Opponents
2,945
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 11% at top level
2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.g3
- New
Line 2 · 10% at top level
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f4 Be7 9.O-O
- New
Line 3 · 8% at top level
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5
- New
Line 4 · 7% at top level
2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bc5 10.Bf4 d6 11.Qd2 h6 12.Rad1 e5 13.Be3 Bg4 14.Bxc5 dxc5 15.Qd6 Qxd6 16.Rxd6
- New
Line 5 · 5% at top level
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Nc3 Qc7 5.O-O Nd4 6.Re1 e5 7.Nxd4
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Re1 a6 6.Bf1 d5 7.d3
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nd5 Nbd7 10.Qd3 Bxd5 11.exd5 Rc8 12.c4
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Awonder Liang's main line against the Sicilian, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.g3.
- 2.Nf3 Your move · Awonder Liang's games Awonder Liang played 2.Nf3 in 131 games, scoring 70%.
- 2…e6 Reply · Awonder Liang's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 28% of the time.
- 3.d4 Your move · Awonder Liang's games Awonder Liang played 3.d4 in 18 games, scoring 86%.
- 3…cxd4 Reply · Awonder Liang's games A common reply here is 3…cxd4.
- 4.Nxd4 Your move · Awonder Liang's games Awonder Liang played 4.Nxd4 in 18 games, scoring 86%.
- 4…a6 Reply · Awonder Liang's games A common reply here is 4…a6. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
- 5.g3 Your move · Awonder Liang's games Awonder Liang played 5.g3 in 3 games, scoring 83%.
Questions about this course
- How does Awonder Liang play against the Sicilian?
- After 1.e4 c5, Awonder Liang's most common line is 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.g3. At top level it comes up about 11% of the time.
- Is this Awonder Liang's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Awonder Liang's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Sicilian course based on?
- 154 of Awonder Liang's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,945. Awonder Liang scored 70% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 9 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 Awonder Liang?
- GM Awonder Liang was ranked number 41 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,208 when this course was built.