B27: Sicilian defence

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3

Sicilian defence

B27 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 572628
Last Played: May 2023
Overall score:
36.4%30.5%33.2%

Sicilian Defense: Full Guide, Main Lines, and Secondary Options

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Played frequently by:

White  
Vlastimil Jansa 633 games
Oleg Korneev 584 games
Viswanathan Anand 550 games
Black  
Loek Van Wely 611 games
Zdenko Kozul 475 games
Vlastimil Jansa 470 games

Possible continuations:

2... d6  232649
36.9 % 29.8 % 33.3 %
2... Nc6  176510
36.6 % 30.8 % 32.6 %
2... e6  136249
34.9 % 31.5 % 33.6 %
2... g6  12213
36.7 % 30.6 % 32.7 %
2... a6  8682
36.8 % 26.3 % 36.8 %
2... Nf6  5177
38.3 % 31.2 % 30.5 %
2... b6  791
38.9 % 25.3 % 35.8 %
2... Qc7  122
44.3 % 28.7 % 27 %
2... d5  75
53.3 % 22.7 % 24 %
2... Qa5  67
47.8 % 31.3 % 20.9 %
2... Qb6  30
60 % 16.7 % 23.3 %
2... h6  27
40.7 % 29.6 % 29.6 %
2... f5  16
68.8 % 25 %
2... e5  12
58.3 % 33.3 %
2... f6  5
40 % 60 %
2... a5  2
50 % 50 %