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ECO B44: Sicilian defence

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6




Sicilian defence

Overview

Games on Database: 7445
Years Covered: 1843 - 2006
Overall score:
31.9%30.6%37.5%

Played frequently by:

White  
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 26 games
Yudasin, Leonid 21 games
Ernst, Thomas 20 games
Black  
Taimanov, Mark E 30 games
Cramling, Pia 23 games
Jansa, Vlastimil 23 games

Possible continuations:

5. Nc3  14428
34.8 % 34.6 % 30.6 %
5. Nb5  2707
32.8 % 37.3 % 29.8 %
5. Be3  975
28.9 % 24.4 % 46.7 %
5. Nxc6  677
24.2 % 26.6 % 49.2 %
5. c4  385
32.5 % 24.4 % 43.1 %
5. Be2  377
29.4 % 22.8 % 47.7 %
5. g3  150
37.3 % 28 % 34.7 %
5. a3  101
27.7 % 31.7 % 40.6 %
5. Bc4  90
26.7 % 60 %
5. c3  83
30.1 % 15.7 % 54.2 %
5. Nb3  73
31.5 % 57.5 %
5. Nf3  33
39.4 % 24.2 % 36.4 %
5. Bb5  23
21.7 % 65.2 %
5. f4  13
15.4 % 30.8 % 53.8 %
5. Bf4  7
42.9 % 42.9 % 14.3 %
5. Bd3  3
100 %
5. b3  2
50 % 50 %