ECO B47 · 1,881 games · White to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be3 | 854 | 45.4% | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack B48 | |
| Ndb5 | 205 | 10.9% | ||
| Be2 | 186 | 9.9% | ||
| Nxc6 | 113 | 6.0% | ||
| g3 | 109 | 5.8% | ||
| a3 | 66 | 3.5% | ||
| f4 | 23 | 1.2% | ||
| Ncb5 | 22 | 1.2% | ||
| Nb3 | 21 | 1.1% | ||
| Bb5 | 18 | 1.0% | ||
| Qd3 | 15 | 0.8% | ||
| Bc4 | 14 | 0.7% |
A further 235 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.