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Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Carlsbad Variation

ECO B20 · 1,188 games · White to move

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1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 bxa3
51% White4% Draw45% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bxa346739.3%
d434829.3%
Nxa326922.6%
Rxa3534.5%
Nf3201.7%

A further 31 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4Sicilian Defense 1... c5Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit 2. b4Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marshall Variation 3. a3Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Carlsbad Variation 3... bxa3

Other lines in this family

Wing Gambit, Marshall VariationB20…2,299Wing Gambit, Abrahams VariationB20… 3. Bb2259Wing GambitB20…6,867Sicilian DefenseB20…537,871Sicilian DefenseB27… 2. Nf3296,430Old SicilianB30… 2. Nf3 Nc6126,520Modern VariationsB50… 2. Nf3 d688,092French VariationB40… 2. Nf3 e660,828OpenB32… 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd459,038OpenB32… 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d458,339

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.