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Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation

ECO B58 · 181 games · White to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5
50% White8% Draw42% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nb311362.4%Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation B59
Nf32714.9%
Ndb5126.6%
Nxc6105.5%

A further 19 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4Sicilian Defense 1... c5Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 2... d6Sicilian Defense 3. d4Sicilian Defense 3... cxd4Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 4... Nf6Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation 5... Nc6Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation 6. Be2Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation 6... e5

Other lines in this family

Classical VariationB58…598Classical VariationB56…6,209Richter-Rauzer VariationB60… 6. Bg51,296Classical Variation, Sozin AttackB57… 6. Bc4841Richter-Rauzer VariationB62… 6. Bg5 e6776Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional VariationB63… 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2478Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early DeviationsB66… 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6248Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical VariationB63… 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7182Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern VariationB60… 6. Bg5 Bd7167Najdorf VariationB90… 5... a621,567

All 239 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.