Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation
ECO B27 · 821 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| d4 | 419 | 51.0% | | |
| Bc4 | 138 | 16.8% | | |
| c3 | 107 | 13.0% | | |
| Nc3 | 73 | 8.9% | | |
| d3 | 15 | 1.8% | | |
| c4 | 14 | 1.7% | | |
| g3 | 13 | 1.6% | | |
| Bb5 | 10 | 1.2% | | |
A further 32 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Sicilian DefenseB27…296,430Old SicilianB30… 2... Nc6126,520Modern VariationsB50… 2... d688,092French VariationB40… 2... e660,828OpenB32… 2... Nc6 3. d4 cxd459,038OpenB32… 2... Nc6 3. d458,339OpenB32… 2... Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd454,647Sicilian DefenseB50… 2... d6 3. d449,980Sicilian DefenseB50… 2... d6 3. d4 cxd449,052Modern Variations, Main LineB54… 2... d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf635,427
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.