B44: Sicilian defence

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

Sicilian defence

B44 Sub-variants:

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

Sicilian, Szen (`anti-Taimanov') variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5

Sicilian, Szen, hedgehog variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6

Sicilian, Szen variation, Dely-Kasparov gambit
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 d5

Overview

Games on Database:

35750

Last Played:

Apr 2024

Overall score:

33.8%

34.1%

32.2%

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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

27343

35 %

34.9 %

30.1 %

5. Nb5

4322

31.9 %

36.7 %

31.4 %

5. Be3

1258

28 %

24.7 %

47.3 %

5. Nxc6

969

23.5 %

28.6 %

47.9 %

5. c4

546

30 %

25.1 %

44.9 %

5. Be2

484

28.3 %

24 %

47.7 %

5. g3

239

33.9 %

28.5 %

37.7 %

5. a3

127

26 %

32.3 %

41.7 %

5. c3

103

30.1 %

16.5 %

53.4 %

5. Bc4

26.5 %

61.2 %

5. Nb3

28.4 %

58 %

5. Bf4

39.2 %

34.2 %

26.6 %

5. Nf3

38.5 %

23.1 %

38.5 %

5. Bb5

20.8 %

66.7 %

5. f4

29.4 %

41.2 %

5. Qd3

66.7 %

33.3 %

5. Bd3

100 %

5. b3

50 %