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Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation

ECO B29 · 851 games · Black to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5
47% White5% Draw48% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nd579493.3%
Ng4252.9%
Ng8202.4%

A further 12 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... Nf6Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation 3. e5

Other lines in this family

Nimzowitsch VariationB29…2,068Nimzowitsch 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.