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Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the Sicilian like Zhamsaran Tsydypov

A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 244 of Zhamsaran Tsydypov's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Zhamsaran Tsydypov chose most often. Where Zhamsaran Tsydypov 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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  • Zhamsaran Tsydypov was #42 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,216) and scored 69% against opponents averaging 2,940 in these games.
  • You play Zhamsaran Tsydypov'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.

Next: line 1

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#42

Chess.com

Rating

3,216

Games

244

in this opening

Score

69%

in these games

Opponents

2,940

average rating

More about Zhamsaran Tsydypov

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 13 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 9% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qf3 Be7 8.O-O-O

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  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Re1

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  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f3

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  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qe2 h6 8.Bh4 g6 9.a3

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  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qe2

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  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Bg7 6.Be3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nf6 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Bc4 O-O 10.h3

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  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.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.Ndb5

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  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Re1 e5 6.c3 Nge7 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 exd4 9.Bf4 a6 10.Ba4 b5 11.Bb3 Bb7 12.Bd6

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

Zhamsaran Tsydypov'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.Bg5 e6 7.Qf3 Be7 8.O-O-O.

  1. 2.Nf3 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 2.Nf3 in 234 games, scoring 70%.
  2. 2…d6 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov'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 · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 3.d4 in 81 games, scoring 64%.
  4. 3…cxd4 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 3…cxd4.
  5. 4.Nxd4 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 4.Nxd4 in 81 games, scoring 64%.
  6. 4…Nf6 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 39% of the time.
  7. 5.Nc3 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 5.Nc3 in 77 games, scoring 64%.
  8. 5…a6 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 5…a6. At top level, this comes up about 25% of the time.
  9. 6.Bg5 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 6.Bg5 in 17 games, scoring 68%.
  10. 6…e6 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 6…e6. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  11. 7.Qf3 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 7.Qf3 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
  12. 7…Be7 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 7…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
  13. 8.O-O-O Your move · Top-50 players Zhamsaran Tsydypov has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.

Questions about this course

How does Zhamsaran Tsydypov play against the Sicilian?
After 1.e4 c5, Zhamsaran Tsydypov's most common line is 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qf3 Be7 8.O-O-O. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time.
Is this Zhamsaran Tsydypov's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Zhamsaran Tsydypov's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Sicilian course based on?
244 of Zhamsaran Tsydypov's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,940. Zhamsaran Tsydypov scored 69% 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 Zhamsaran Tsydypov?
GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov was ranked number 42 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,216 when this course was built.

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