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Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation

ECO B27 · 821 games

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b6

Out of 821 games from this position: White wins 52%, draws 3%, Black wins 45%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
d441951.0%
Bc413816.8%
c310713.0%
Nc3738.9%
d3151.8%
c4141.7%
g3131.6%
Bb5101.2%

A further 32 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.