ECO B20 · 537,871 games · White to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 294,156 | 54.7% | Sicilian Defense B27 | |
| Nc3 | 54,212 | 10.1% | Sicilian Defense: Closed B23 | |
| d4 | 41,070 | 7.6% | Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit B21 | |
| c3 | 39,884 | 7.4% | Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation B22 | |
| Bc4 | 36,850 | 6.9% | Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack B20 | |
| f4 | 29,336 | 5.5% | Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack B21 | |
| d3 | 9,550 | 1.8% | ||
| b4 | 6,867 | 1.3% | Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit B20 | |
| c4 | 6,242 | 1.2% | Sicilian Defense: Staunton-Cochrane Variation B20 | |
| a3 | 5,640 | 1.0% | Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation B20 | |
| b3 | 3,103 | 0.6% | Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack B20 | |
| g3 | 2,977 | 0.6% | Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack B20 |
A further 7,984 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.