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Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the Sicilian like Ediz Gürel

A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 112 of Ediz Gürel's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Ediz Gürel chose most often. Where Ediz Gürel 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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  • Ediz Gürel was #4 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,336) and scored 60% against opponents averaging 3,135 in these games.
  • You play Ediz Gürel's own move in 32 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#4

Chess.com

Rating

3,336

Games

112

in this opening

Score

60%

in these games

Opponents

3,135

average rating

More about Ediz Gürel

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 15 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 8% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 h6 8.Bg2 Nc6 9.h3

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 a6 3.b3

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.Nc3

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.d4

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 Be6 9.Bb3 O-O 10.O-O

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 O-O 9.O-O

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

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

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 Be6 8.Nc4 Rb8 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.exd5 Nce7 11.g4 Nf6 12.a4

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

Ediz Gürel'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 e6 7.g4 h6 8.Bg2 Nc6 9.h3.

  1. 2.Nf3 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 2.Nf3 in 95 games, scoring 58%.
  2. 2…d6 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 2…d6. At top level, this comes up about 39% of the time.
  3. 3.d4 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 3.d4 in 22 games, scoring 57%.
  4. 3…cxd4 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 3…cxd4.
  5. 4.Nxd4 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 4.Nxd4 in 22 games, scoring 57%.
  6. 4…Nf6 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6.
  7. 5.Nc3 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 5.Nc3 in 21 games, scoring 60%.
  8. 5…a6 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 5…a6. At top level, this comes up about 35% of the time.
  9. 6.Be3 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 6.Be3 in 14 games, scoring 54%.
  10. 6…e6 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 6…e6. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
  11. 7.g4 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 7.g4 in 4 games, scoring 25%.
  12. 7…h6 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 7…h6. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
  13. 8.Bg2 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 8.Bg2 in 3 games, scoring 0%.
  14. 8…Nc6 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 8…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
  15. 9.h3 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Ediz Gürel play against the Sicilian?
After 1.e4 c5, Ediz Gürel's most common line is 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 h6 8.Bg2 Nc6 9.h3. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
Is this Ediz Gürel's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Ediz Gürel's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Sicilian course based on?
112 of Ediz Gürel's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,135. Ediz Gürel scored 60% 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 Ediz Gürel?
GM Ediz Gürel was ranked number 4 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,336 when this course was built.