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Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the Sicilian like Dmitrij Kollars

A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 140 of Dmitrij Kollars's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Dmitrij Kollars chose most often. Where Dmitrij Kollars 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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  • Dmitrij Kollars was #45 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,202) and scored 64% against opponents averaging 2,988 in these games.
  • You play Dmitrij Kollars's own move in 23 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#45

Chess.com

Rating

3,202

Games

140

in this opening

Score

64%

in these games

Opponents

2,988

average rating

More about Dmitrij Kollars

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 9 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.O-O

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.Be2

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Ng6 7.c3 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.Nd2

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 a6 5.Bxd7+

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 g6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.f3

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb2 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nf6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.Nxc6

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7 5.O-O Ngf6 6.Re1

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.O-O Bd7 5.c3 a6 6.Ba4 Nf6 7.d4

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Re1 Nd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.c3 a6 8.Bf1

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

Dmitrij Kollars's main line against the Sicilian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.O-O.

  1. 2.Nf3 Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 2.Nf3 in 137 games, scoring 64%.
  2. 2…d6 Reply · Dmitrij Kollars's games A common reply here is 2…d6. At top level, this comes up about 44% of the time.
  3. 3.Bb5+ Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 3.Bb5+ in 31 games, scoring 55%.
  4. 3…Nd7 Reply · Dmitrij Kollars's games A common reply here is 3…Nd7. At top level, this comes up about 20% of the time.
  5. 4.d4 Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 4.d4 in 7 games, scoring 57%.
  6. 4…cxd4 Reply · Dmitrij Kollars's games A common reply here is 4…cxd4. At top level, this comes up about 14% of the time.
  7. 5.Nxd4 Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 5.Nxd4 in 4 games, scoring 50%.
  8. 5…Nf6 Reply · Dmitrij Kollars's games A common reply here is 5…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
  9. 6.O-O Your move · Top-50 players Dmitrij Kollars has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.

Questions about this course

How does Dmitrij Kollars play against the Sicilian?
After 1.e4 c5, Dmitrij Kollars's most common line is 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.O-O. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
Is this Dmitrij Kollars's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Dmitrij Kollars's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Sicilian course based on?
140 of Dmitrij Kollars's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,988. Dmitrij Kollars scored 64% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
10 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 Dmitrij Kollars?
GM Dmitrij Kollars was ranked number 45 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,202 when this course was built.