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Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation

ECO B43 · 6,578 games

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3

Out of 6,578 games from this position: White wins 45%, draws 4%, Black wins 51%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Qc73,35050.9%
b51,31420.0%
Nc688413.4%
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.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.