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Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation

ECO B45 · 1,317 games · Black to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nxc6
46% White11% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
bxc61,30398.9%

A further 14 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, Exchange Variation 6. Nxc6

Other lines in this family

Four Knights VariationB45…5,962Four Knights Variation, Sveshnikov TransferB45… 6. Ndb5 d6251Four Knights Variation, Cobra VariationB45… 6. Ndb5 Bc5119Taimanov 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.