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Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation

ECO B45 · 5,962 games

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6

Out of 5,962 games from this position: White wins 45%, draws 7%, Black wins 48%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nxc61,31722.1%
Be31,28021.5%
Ndb588614.9%
Bg560710.2%
Be24177.0%
a32844.8%
f32494.2%
Bc42213.7%
Bb51081.8%
g3701.2%
Nb3530.9%
Bf4310.5%

A further 439 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.