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Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation

ECO B43 · 6,578 games · Black to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3
45% White4% Draw51% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Qc73,35050.9%
b51,31420.0%Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack B43
Nc688413.4%Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation B46
d63174.8%
Nf61061.6%
Bb41031.6%
Ne7661.0%
Bc5560.9%
Be7320.5%
b6290.4%
g6230.3%
h6200.3%

A further 278 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: Kan Variation 4... a6Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation 5. Nc3

Other lines in this family

Kan Variation, Wing AttackB43… 5... b51,267Kan VariationB41…10,340Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti VariationB41… 5. c42,028Kan Variation, Modern VariationB42… 5. Bd31,285Kan Variation, Polugaevsky VariationB42… 5. Bd3 Bc5171Taimanov VariationB44… 4... Nc614,319Taimanov VariationB45… 4... Nc6 5. Nc39,852Four Knights VariationB45… 4... Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf65,962French Variation, NormalB40… 4... Nf65,761Taimanov VariationB46… 4... Nc6 5. Nc3 a63,319

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.