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Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack, Tal Gambit

ECO B21 · 464 games · White to move

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1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Nf6
47% White4% Draw49% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
c418940.7%
Nf313328.7%
Nc38117.5%
Bb5+367.8%
Bc4122.6%

A further 13 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4Sicilian Defense 1... c5Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack 2. f4Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack, Tal Gambit 3... Nf6

Other lines in this family

McDonnell Attack, Toilet VariationB21… 3. Nc3185McDonnell AttackB21…30,028Sicilian DefenseB20…537,871Sicilian DefenseB27… 2. Nf3296,430Old SicilianB30… 2. Nf3 Nc6126,520Modern VariationsB50… 2. Nf3 d688,092French VariationB40… 2. Nf3 e660,828OpenB32… 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd459,038OpenB32… 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d458,339ClosedB23… 2. Nc354,830

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.