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Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the Sicilian like Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus

A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 210 of Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus chose most often. Where Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus 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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  • Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus was #14 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,264) and scored 58% against opponents averaging 3,081 in these games.
  • You play Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's own move in 24 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#14

Chess.com

Rating

3,264

Games

210

in this opening

Score

58%

in these games

Opponents

3,081

average rating

More about Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus

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 · 9% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.O-O a6 6.Bc4

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.a4

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.O-O

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 a6 4.g3

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.g3

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Bxc6 bxc6 6.Re1 Nh6 7.c3 O-O 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 d6 10.Bf4

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bb5+ Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Ne5

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5+ Bd7 5.Qe2 Bxb5 6.Qxb5+ Qd7 7.e5 Qxb5 8.Nxb5 Nd5 9.exd6 exd6 10.Rb1

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5+ Bd7 5.Qe2 Bxb5 6.Qxb5+ Qd7 7.e5 dxe5 8.Qxc5 Qb5 9.Qc8#

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5+ Bd7 5.Qe2 Nc6 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 g6 9.Be3

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5+ Nbd7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Qxd4

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

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's main line against the Sicilian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.O-O a6 6.Bc4.

  1. 2.Nf3 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 2.Nf3 in 112 games, scoring 56%.
  2. 2…e6 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 21% of the time.
  3. 3.Nc3 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 3.Nc3 in 23 games, scoring 65%.
  4. 3…Nc6 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 3…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
  5. 4.Bb5 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 4.Bb5 in 5 games, scoring 60%.
  6. 4…Nd4 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 4…Nd4. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
  7. 5.O-O Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 5.O-O in 3 games, scoring 67%.
  8. 5…a6 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 5…a6.
  9. 6.Bc4 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 6.Bc4 in 2 games, scoring 100%. A quick Stockfish check prefers 6.Bd3 here (−0.8).

Questions about this course

How does Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus play against the Sicilian?
After 1.e4 c5, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's most common line is 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.O-O a6 6.Bc4. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time.
Is this Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Sicilian course based on?
210 of Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,081. Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus scored 58% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
13 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.
Does Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus always play the best move?
The course follows the moves from the games. In 1 position a quick Stockfish check prefers another move by 0.7 pawns or more, and the course marks it.
Who is Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus?
GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus was ranked number 14 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,264 when this course was built.