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Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation

ECO B45 · 119 games · White to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 Bc5
45% White5% Draw50% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nd6+6655.5%
Bf44235.3%

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: French Variation 2... e6Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open 3... cxd4Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation 4... Nc6Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation 5. Nc3Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation 5... Nf6Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation 6... Bc5

Other lines in this family

Four Knights Variation, Sveshnikov TransferB45… 6... d6251Four Knights VariationB45…5,962Four Knights Variation, Exchange VariationB45… 6. Nxc61,317Taimanov VariationB45…9,852Taimanov VariationB46… 5... a63,319Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov VariationB47… 5... Qc71,881Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English AttackB48… 5... Qc7 6. Be3883Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov VariationB49… 5... Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2280Taimanov VariationB44…14,319Taimanov Variation, Szén VariationB44… 5. Nb5655

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.