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Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation, Koch Variation

ECO B40 · 204 games · Black to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5
50% White7% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nd514671.6%
Ne43617.6%

A further 22 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: French Variation 2... e6Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open 3... cxd4Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal 4... Nf6Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation 5... Bb4Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation, Koch Variation 6. e5

Other lines in this family

Pin VariationB40…1,151Scheveningen VariationB80… 5... d61,967Sozin AttackB86… 5... d6 6. Bc4519Scheveningen Variation, Classical VariationB83… 5... d6 6. Be2190Scheveningen Variation, Keres AttackB81… 5... d6 6. g4167French Variation, NormalB40…5,761Taimanov VariationB44… 4... Nc614,319Kan VariationB41… 4... a610,340Taimanov VariationB45… 4... Nc6 5. Nc39,852Kan Variation, Knight VariationB43… 4... a6 5. Nc36,578

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.