ECO B27 · 296,430 games · Black to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 126,520 | 42.7% | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian B30 | |
| d6 | 87,603 | 29.6% | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations B50 | |
| e6 | 55,869 | 18.8% | Sicilian Defense: French Variation B40 | |
| g6 | 14,348 | 4.8% | Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon B27 | |
| a6 | 7,442 | 2.5% | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation B28 | |
| Nf6 | 2,068 | 0.7% | Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation B29 | |
| d5 | 895 | 0.3% | ||
| b6 | 842 | 0.3% | Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation B27 | |
| Qc7 | 227 | 0.1% | Sicilian Defense: Quinteros Variation B27 | |
| e5 | 199 | 0.1% | Sicilian Defense: Jalalabad Variation B27 | |
| h6 | 103 | 0.0% | Sicilian Defense: Bücker Variation B27 | |
| Qa5 | 43 | 0.0% |
A further 271 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.