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Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin Variation

ECO B57 · 106 games · White to move

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Qb6

42% White4% Draw54% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Nb3	43	40.6%
Nxc6	32	30.2%

A further 31 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 Sicilian Defense 1... c5 Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian 2... Nc6 Sicilian Defense: Open 3. d4 Sicilian Defense: Open 3... cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open 4. Nxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open 4... Nf6 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation 5... Nc6 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack 6. Bc4Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin Variation 6... Qb6

Other lines in this family

Sozin Attack, Leonhardt VariationB88… 6... e6231 Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern VariationB67… 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7155 Boleslavsky VariationB59… 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3113 Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern VariationB61… 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd299 Lasker-Pelikan VariationB33… 5... e54,814 Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov VariationB33… 5... e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b51,426 Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk VariationB33… 5... e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd51,369 Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Schlechter VariationB33… 5... e5 6. Nb31,140 Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Retreat VariationB33… 5... e5 6. Nf3846 Lasker-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.