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Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation

ECO B59 · 113 games · Black to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3
43% White7% Draw50% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Be76860.2%
Be63430.1%

A further 11 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: Old Sicilian 2... Nc6Sicilian Defense: Open 3. d4Sicilian Defense: Open 3... cxd4Sicilian Defense: Open 4. Nxd4Sicilian Defense: Open 4... Nf6Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation 5... Nc6Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation 6. Be2Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation 6... e5Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation 7. Nb3

Other lines in this family

Sozin Attack, Leonhardt VariationB88… 6. Bc4 e6231Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern VariationB67… 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7155Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin VariationB57… 6. Bc4 Qb6106Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern VariationB61… 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd299Lasker-Pelikan VariationB33… 5... e54,814Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov VariationB33… 5... e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b51,426Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk VariationB33… 5... e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd51,369Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Schlechter VariationB33… 5... e5 6. Nb31,140Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Retreat VariationB33… 5... e5 6. Nf3846Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Exchange VariationB33… 5... e5 6. Nxc6621

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.