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Sicilian Defense: Open

ECO B33 · 11,501 games · White to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
46% White6% Draw48% Black
Open this position on the board

What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nc39,34781.3%
Nxc61,62814.2%
f33382.9%
Bc4290.3%
e5220.2%
Bb5210.2%
Be3180.2%

A further 98 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: Old Sicilian 2... Nc6Sicilian Defense: Open 3. d4Sicilian Defense: Open 3... cxd4Sicilian Defense: Open 4. Nxd4Sicilian Defense: Open 4... Nf6

Other lines in this family

Lasker-Pelikan VariationB33… 5. Nc3 e54,814Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov VariationB33… 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b51,426Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk VariationB33… 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd51,369Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Schlechter VariationB33… 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb31,140Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Retreat VariationB33… 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3846Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Exchange VariationB33… 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nxc6621Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov VariationB33… 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5245Sozin Attack, Leonhardt VariationB88… 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6231Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk VariationB33… 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7192Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern VariationB67… 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7155

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.