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Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the Sicilian like Brewington Hardaway

A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 77 of Brewington Hardaway's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Brewington Hardaway chose most often. Where Brewington Hardaway 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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  • Brewington Hardaway was #28 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,226) and scored 68% against opponents averaging 3,051 in these games.
  • You play Brewington Hardaway's own move in 15 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#28

Chess.com

Rating

3,226

Games

77

in this opening

Score

68%

in these games

Opponents

3,051

average rating

More about Brewington Hardaway

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 17 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 13% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be2 Be6 9.f4 exf4 10.Bxf4

  2. Line 2 · 9% at top level

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

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Bd7 7.Qd2

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be2 Be6 9.f4 Nc6 10.f5

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bc5 6.Ndb5

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

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

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.g3

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Qd2 Nc6 11.Nb3 Be6 12.h4 gxh4 13.Bxh4

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.g3

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Re1

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

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

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 g6 7.Qd2 Bg7 8.f3

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 g6 7.Qd2 Ng4 8.Bg5

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

Brewington Hardaway'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.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be2 Be6 9.f4 exf4 10.Bxf4.

  1. 2.Nf3 Your move · Brewington Hardaway's games Brewington Hardaway played 2.Nf3 in 68 games, scoring 66%.
  2. 2…d6 Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 2…d6. At top level, this comes up about 62% of the time.
  3. 3.d4 Your move · Brewington Hardaway's games Brewington Hardaway played 3.d4 in 28 games, scoring 64%.
  4. 3…cxd4 Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 3…cxd4.
  5. 4.Nxd4 Your move · Brewington Hardaway's games Brewington Hardaway played 4.Nxd4 in 28 games, scoring 64%.
  6. 4…Nf6 Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6.
  7. 5.Nc3 Your move · Brewington Hardaway's games Brewington Hardaway played 5.Nc3 in 27 games, scoring 63%.
  8. 5…a6 Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 5…a6. At top level, this comes up about 39% of the time.
  9. 6.Be3 Your move · Brewington Hardaway's games Brewington Hardaway played 6.Be3 in 6 games, scoring 50%.
  10. 6…e5 Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 6…e5. At top level, this comes up about 19% of the time.
  11. 7.Nb3 Your move · Brewington Hardaway's games Brewington Hardaway played 7.Nb3 in 3 games, scoring 50%.
  12. 7…Be7 Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 7…Be7.
  13. 8.Be2 Your move · Brewington Hardaway's games Brewington Hardaway played 8.Be2 in 3 games, scoring 50%.
  14. 8…Be6 Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 8…Be6.
  15. 9.f4 Your move · Brewington Hardaway's games Brewington Hardaway played 9.f4 in 3 games, scoring 50%.
  16. 9…exf4 Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 9…exf4. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  17. 10.Bxf4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Brewington Hardaway play against the Sicilian?
After 1.e4 c5, Brewington Hardaway's most common line is 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be2 Be6 9.f4 exf4 10.Bxf4. At top level it comes up about 13% of the time.
Is this Brewington Hardaway's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Brewington Hardaway's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Sicilian course based on?
77 of Brewington Hardaway's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,051. Brewington Hardaway scored 68% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
15 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 Brewington Hardaway?
GM Brewington Hardaway was ranked number 28 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,226 when this course was built.