Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line
ECO B52 · 3,784 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Bxd7+ | 2,938 | 77.6% | | |
| a4 | 270 | 7.1% | | |
| Qe2 | 208 | 5.5% | | |
| c4 | 154 | 4.1% | | |
| Nc3 | 106 | 2.8% | | |
| Bc4 | 56 | 1.5% | | |
| Be2 | 22 | 0.6% | | |
A further 30 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Moscow Variation, Sokolsky VariationB52… 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4317Moscow VariationB51…6,778Modern VariationsB50…88,092Sicilian DefenseB50… 3. d449,980Sicilian DefenseB50… 3. d4 cxd449,052Modern Variations, Main LineB54… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf635,427Najdorf VariationB90… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a621,567Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6B50… 3. c39,717Dragon VariationB70… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g67,462Classical VariationB56… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc66,209
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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.