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Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation

ECO B63 · 182 games · White to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7
46% White8% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
O-O-O15685.7%

A further 26 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: Modern Variations 2... d6Sicilian Defense 3. d4Sicilian Defense 3... cxd4Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 4... Nf6Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation 5... Nc6Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation 6. Bg5Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation 6... e6Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation 7. Qd2Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation 7... Be7

Other lines in this family

Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional VariationB63…478Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early DeviationsB66… 7... a6248Richter-Rauzer VariationB62…776Richter-Rauzer VariationB60…1,296Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern VariationB60… 6... Bd7167Classical VariationB56…6,209Classical Variation, Sozin AttackB57… 6. Bc4841Classical VariationB58… 6. Be2598Boleslavsky VariationB58… 6. Be2 e5181Najdorf VariationB90… 5... a621,567

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.