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Sicilian Defense: Kveinis Variation

ECO B40 · 244 games · White to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6
41% White6% Draw53% Black
Open this position on the board

What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nc310844.3%
Nb34819.7%
c33514.3%
c4104.1%

A further 43 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4Sicilian Defense 1... c5Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3Sicilian Defense: French Variation 2... e6Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open 3... cxd4Sicilian Defense: Kveinis Variation 4... Qb6

Other lines in this family

Taimanov VariationB44… 4... Nc614,319Kan VariationB41… 4... a610,340Taimanov VariationB45… 4... Nc6 5. Nc39,852Kan Variation, Knight VariationB43… 4... a6 5. Nc36,578Four Knights VariationB45… 4... Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf65,962French Variation, NormalB40… 4... Nf65,761Taimanov VariationB46… 4... Nc6 5. Nc3 a63,319Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti VariationB41… 4... a6 5. c42,028Scheveningen VariationB80… 4... Nf6 5. Nc3 d61,967Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov VariationB47… 4... Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc71,881

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.