Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation
ECO B29 · 851 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| Nd5 | 794 | 93.3% | | |
| Ng4 | 25 | 2.9% | | |
| Ng8 | 20 | 2.4% | | |
A further 12 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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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
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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.