Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined
ECO B22 · 4,460 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| cxd4 | 2,733 | 61.3% | | |
| Nf3 | 1,075 | 24.1% | | |
| Qxd4 | 329 | 7.4% | | |
| Bc4 | 237 | 5.3% | | |
| c4 | 42 | 0.9% | | |
| f4 | 10 | 0.2% | | |
A further 34 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.