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Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the Sicilian like Wesley So

A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 98 of Wesley So's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Wesley So chose most often. Where Wesley So 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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  • Wesley So was #6 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,314) and scored 69% against opponents averaging 3,061 in these games.
  • You play Wesley So's own move in 19 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#6

Chess.com

Rating

3,314

Games

98

in this opening

Score

69%

in these games

Opponents

3,061

average rating

More about Wesley So

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 23 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 20% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bf3 b5 10.a4 b4 11.Nd5 a5 12.Be3 Nbd7 13.Qd2

  2. Line 2 · 9% at top level

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

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.O-O Be7 9.Qd3 O-O 10.Rd1

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O Be6 9.Qd3

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.Be3

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.a3 b5 8.Nxc6 Qxc6 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.O-O

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 Qc7 6.O-O

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 Ne7 6.Nbd2 Ng6 7.h4

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 Ne7 6.Nbd2 d6 7.e5

  11. Line 11 · 3% 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 Qb6 10.c4

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

Wesley So'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.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bf3 b5 10.a4 b4 11.Nd5 a5 12.Be3 Nbd7 13.Qd2.

  1. 2.Nf3 Your move · Wesley So's games Wesley So played 2.Nf3 in 77 games, scoring 70%.
  2. 2…d6 Reply · Wesley So's games A common reply here is 2…d6. At top level, this comes up about 51% of the time.
  3. 3.d4 Your move · Wesley So's games Wesley So played 3.d4 in 22 games, scoring 77%.
  4. 3…cxd4 Reply · Wesley So's games A common reply here is 3…cxd4. At top level, this comes up about 48% of the time.
  5. 4.Nxd4 Your move · Wesley So's games Wesley So played 4.Nxd4 in 17 games, scoring 82%.
  6. 4…Nf6 Reply · Wesley So's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6.
  7. 5.Nc3 Your move · Wesley So's games Wesley So played 5.Nc3 in 16 games, scoring 81%.
  8. 5…a6 Reply · Wesley So's games A common reply here is 5…a6. At top level, this comes up about 39% of the time.
  9. 6.Be2 Your move · Wesley So's games Wesley So played 6.Be2 in 8 games, scoring 69%.
  10. 6…e5 Reply · Wesley So's games A common reply here is 6…e5. At top level, this comes up about 34% of the time.
  11. 7.Nb3 Your move · Wesley So's games Wesley So played 7.Nb3 in 7 games, scoring 64%.
  12. 7…Be7 Reply · Wesley So's games A common reply here is 7…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 25% of the time.
  13. 8.O-O Your move · Wesley So's games Wesley So played 8.O-O in 5 games, scoring 80%.
  14. 8…O-O Reply · Wesley So's games A common reply here is 8…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 20% of the time.
  15. 9.Bf3 Your move · Wesley So's games Wesley So played 9.Bf3 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
  16. 9…b5 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 9…b5.
  17. 10.a4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  18. 10…b4 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 10…b4.
  19. 11.Nd5 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  20. 11…a5 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 11…a5.
  21. 12.Be3 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  22. 12…Nbd7 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 12…Nbd7.
  23. 13.Qd2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Wesley So play against the Sicilian?
After 1.e4 c5, Wesley So's most common line is 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bf3 b5 10.a4 b4 11.Nd5 a5 12.Be3 Nbd7 13.Qd2. At top level it comes up about 20% of the time.
Is this Wesley So's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Wesley So's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Sicilian course based on?
98 of Wesley So's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,061. Wesley So scored 69% 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 Wesley So?
GM Wesley So was ranked number 6 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,314 when this course was built.