Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Anti-Qxd4 Move Order
ECO B50 · 588 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nc3 | 308 | 52.4% | | |
| dxc5 | 143 | 24.3% | | |
| e5 | 70 | 11.9% | | |
| Bd3 | 23 | 3.9% | | |
| Bb5+ | 14 | 2.4% | | |
A further 30 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
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Modern Variations, Anti-Qxd4 Move Order AcceptedB50… 4. dxc5 Nxe494Sicilian DefenseB50…49,980Sicilian DefenseB50… 3... cxd449,052Modern Variations, Main LineB54… 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf635,427Najdorf VariationB90… 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a621,567Dragon VariationB70… 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g67,462Classical VariationB56… 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc66,209Najdorf VariationB94… 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg55,049Najdorf Variation, English AttackB90… 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be34,192Najdorf VariationB95… 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e63,473
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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.