Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack, Tal Gambit
ECO B21 · 464 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| c4 | 189 | 40.7% | | |
| Nf3 | 133 | 28.7% | | |
| Nc3 | 81 | 17.5% | | |
| Bb5+ | 36 | 7.8% | | |
| Bc4 | 12 | 2.6% | | |
A further 13 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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.