Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation
ECO B42 · 171 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nb3 | 135 | 78.9% | | |
| Be3 | 17 | 9.9% | | |
| c3 | 11 | 6.4% | | |
A further 8 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.