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Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line

ECO B54 · 35,427 games · White to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
48% White6% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nc331,66289.4%
Bd31,7735.0%
f31,0973.1%Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation B54
Bb5+3521.0%
Bc41640.5%Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Ginsberg Gambit B54
Bg5690.2%
Nd2450.1%
c4410.1%
Be3380.1%
c3250.1%
e5170.0%
Qd3140.0%

A further 130 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: Modern Variations 2... d6Sicilian Defense 3. d4Sicilian Defense 3... cxd4Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 4... Nf6

Other lines in this family

Najdorf VariationB90… 5. Nc3 a621,567Dragon VariationB70… 5. Nc3 g67,462Classical VariationB56… 5. Nc3 Nc66,209Najdorf VariationB94… 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg55,049Najdorf Variation, English AttackB90… 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be34,192Najdorf VariationB95… 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e63,473Dragon VariationB72… 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be33,101Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Early DeviationsB75… 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f32,690Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky AttackB90… 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc42,558Najdorf Variation, Opocensky VariationB92… 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be22,372

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.