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Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation

ECO B98 · 1,158 games

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7

Out of 1,158 games from this position: White wins 51%, draws 5%, Black wins 44%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Qf31,00086.4%
Qe2282.4%
Qd2282.4%
Bd3252.2%
Bc4191.6%
Be2161.4%
e5121.0%

A further 30 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.