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Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation

ECO B29 · 2,068 games · White to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6
45% White5% Draw50% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
e585141.2%Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation B29
Nc368433.1%Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Closed Variation B29
d425012.1%
d31296.2%
Bc4623.0%
c3321.5%

A further 60 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: Nimzowitsch Variation 2... Nf6

Other lines in this family

Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance VariationB29… 3. e5851Nimzowitsch Variation, Closed VariationB29… 3. Nc3809Najdorf Variation, Opocensky VariationB92… 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3322Sicilian DefenseB27…296,430Old SicilianB30… 2... Nc6126,520Modern VariationsB50… 2... d688,092French VariationB40… 2... e660,828OpenB32… 2... Nc6 3. d4 cxd459,038OpenB32… 2... Nc6 3. d458,339OpenB32… 2... Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd454,647

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.