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Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the Sicilian like Sina Movahed

A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 95 of Sina Movahed's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Sina Movahed chose most often. Where Sina Movahed 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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  • Sina Movahed was #12 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,274) and scored 76% against opponents averaging 3,063 in these games.
  • You play Sina Movahed's own move in 38 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#12

Chess.com

Rating

3,274

Games

95

in this opening

Score

76%

in these games

Opponents

3,063

average rating

More about Sina Movahed

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 11 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 8% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.O-O a6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be2

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bb5 Bg7 5.O-O

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.O-O Nxb5 6.Nxb5

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bd7 7.Nxc6

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 h6 6.Bd3

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nge7 5.O-O a6 6.Be2

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Qc7 5.O-O

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Qc7 5.O-O

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

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

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be7 6.h3

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Bb5

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qf3 Nbd7 8.O-O-O Qc7 9.Bd3

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qf3 h6 8.Bd2 Qb6 9.Nb3 Bd7 10.a4

  14. Line 14 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.g3 b5 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.d3 Nf6 7.e5

  16. Line 16 · 3% at top level

    2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

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

Sina Movahed'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.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be2.

  1. 2.Nf3 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 2.Nf3 in 90 games, scoring 77%.
  2. 2…e6 Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 38% of the time.
  3. 3.Nc3 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 3.Nc3 in 27 games, scoring 81%.
  4. 3…Nc6 Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 3…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 27% of the time.
  5. 4.Bb5 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 4.Bb5 in 19 games, scoring 74%.
  6. 4…Nd4 Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 4…Nd4. At top level, this comes up about 17% of the time.
  7. 5.O-O Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 5.O-O in 12 games, scoring 71%.
  8. 5…a6 Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 5…a6. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
  9. 6.Bd3 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 6.Bd3 in 7 games, scoring 64%.
  10. 6…Nc6 Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 6…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
  11. 7.Be2 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 7.Be2 in 3 games, scoring 100%.

Questions about this course

How does Sina Movahed play against the Sicilian?
After 1.e4 c5, Sina Movahed's most common line is 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.O-O a6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be2. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
Is this Sina Movahed's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Sina Movahed's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Sicilian course based on?
95 of Sina Movahed's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,063. Sina Movahed scored 76% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
16 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 Sina Movahed?
GM Sina Movahed was ranked number 12 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,274 when this course was built.