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B44: Sicilian defence

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

Sicilian defence

B44 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 35668
Last Played: Mar 2024
Overall score:
33.8% 34% 32.2%

Played frequently by:

White  
Alexei Shirov 65 games
Michael Adams 62 games
Alexander Motylev 57 games
Black  
Mark E Taimanov 232 games
Vlastimil Jansa 172 games
Pia Cramling 150 games

Possible continuations:

5. Nc3  27276
35 % 34.9 % 30.1 %
5. Nb5  4316
31.8 % 36.8 % 31.4 %
5. Be3  1258
28 % 24.7 % 47.3 %
5. Nxc6  969
23.5 % 28.6 % 47.9 %
5. c4  545
29.9 % 25.1 % 45 %
5. Be2  484
28.3 % 24 % 47.7 %
5. g3  239
33.9 % 28.5 % 37.7 %
5. a3  124
25.8 % 32.3 % 41.9 %
5. c3  103
30.1 % 16.5 % 53.4 %
5. Bc4  98
26.5 % 61.2 %
5. Nb3  88
28.4 % 58 %
5. Bf4  75
40 % 33.3 % 26.7 %
5. Nf3  39
38.5 % 23.1 % 38.5 %
5. Bb5  24
20.8 % 66.7 %
5. f4  16
25 % 31.3 % 43.8 %
5. Qd3  3
66.7 % 33.3 %
5. Bd3  3
100 %
5. b3  2
50 % 50 %