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B40: Sicilian defence

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6

Sicilian defence

B40 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 141843
Last Played: Feb 2025
Overall score:
34.9% 31.6% 33.5%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Heikki MJ Westerinen 163 games
Gyula Sax 134 games
Vlastimil Jansa 133 games
Black  
Pia Cramling 351 games
Normunds Miezis 349 games
Vlastimil Jansa 319 games

Possible continuations:

3. d4  101901
35.1 % 31.4 % 33.6 %
3. c3  10140
32.8 % 36.3 % 30.9 %
3. Nc3  9448
35.4 % 30.3 % 34.3 %
3. d3  8632
36.4 % 30 % 33.6 %
3. b3  4446
35.4 % 32.1 % 32.4 %
3. c4  2965
33.1 % 34.4 % 32.5 %
3. g3  2754
35.5 % 35 % 29.5 %
3. Qe2  439
38 % 27.3 % 34.6 %
3. Be2  383
26.6 % 27.7 % 45.7 %
3. b4  316
35.4 % 15.5 % 49.1 %
3. Bc4  210
20 % 70.5 %
3. Bb5  67
19.4 % 71.6 %
3. e5  50
18 % 22 % 60 %
3. Bd3  36
30.6 % 22.2 % 47.2 %
3. a3  36
33.3 % 55.6 %
3. h3  7
57.1 % 42.9 %
3. Nd4  5
60 % 40 %
3. Na3  5
60 % 40 %
3. a4  3
33.3 % 66.7 %