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Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation

ECO B42 · 1,285 games · Black to move

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3

46% White6% Draw48% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Qc7	502	39.1%
Nc6	173	13.5%
Bc5	171	13.3%		Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation B42
Nf6	162	12.6%
b5	144	11.2%
d6	61	4.7%
Ne7	21	1.6%
g6	15	1.2%

A further 36 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 Sicilian Defense 1... c5 Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3 Sicilian Defense: French Variation 2... e6 Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open 3... cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation 4... a6Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation 5. Bd3

Other lines in this family

Kan Variation, Polugaevsky VariationB42… 5... Bc5171 Kan VariationB41…10,340 Kan Variation, Knight VariationB43… 5. Nc36,578 Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti VariationB41… 5. c42,028 Kan Variation, Wing AttackB43… 5. Nc3 b51,267 Taimanov VariationB44… 4... Nc614,319 Taimanov VariationB45… 4... Nc6 5. Nc39,852 Four Knights VariationB45… 4... Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf65,962 French Variation, NormalB40… 4... Nf65,761 Taimanov 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.