Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation
ECO B32 · 14,913 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nb5 | 6,563 | 44.0% | | |
| Nxc6 | 4,583 | 30.7% | | |
| Nb3 | 1,648 | 11.1% | | |
| Nf3 | 1,290 | 8.7% | | |
| Nf5 | 643 | 4.3% | | |
| Ne2 | 77 | 0.5% | | |
| Nc3 | 55 | 0.4% | | |
A further 54 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.