B40: Sicilian, Marshall variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5

Sicilian, Marshall variation

B40 Sub-variants:

Sicilian defence
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6

Sicilian, Marshall variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5

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

Sicilian, Anderssen variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6

Sicilian, Pin variation (Sicilian counter-attack)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4

Sicilian, Pin, Jaffe variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 e5

Sicilian, Pin, Koch variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5

Overview

Games on Database:

332

Last Played:

May 2023

Overall score:

48.5%

21.4%

30.1%

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Played frequently by:

White
Jaime Alexander Cuartas	2 games
Rodrigo Olay Valdes	2 games
Bozena Sikora Gizynska	2 games

Black
Saveliy Golubov	7 games
Olaf Giel	5 games
Frank James Marshall	5 games

Possible continuations:

4. exd5

215

55.8 %

21.9 %

22.3 %

4. Nc3

41 %

20.5 %

38.5 %

4. e5

36.4 %

51.5 %

4. dxc5

35 %

25 %

40 %

4. Bb5+

25 %

50 %

4. Nbd2

37.5 %

25 %

4. Bd3

33.3 %

66.7 %