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Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation

ECO B56 · 6,209 games

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6

Out of 6,209 games from this position: White wins 48%, draws 6%, Black wins 46%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Bg51,36822.0%
Be31,35521.8%
Bc474812.0%
Be25769.3%
Bb55699.2%
f34917.9%
Nxc64817.7%
h3611.0%
Nb3580.9%
f4320.5%
g3240.4%
Nd5170.3%

A further 429 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.