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B40: Sicilian defence

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6

Sicilian defence

B40 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 145230
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
35% 31.7% 33.3%
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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  104259
35.1 % 31.5 % 33.4 %
3. c3  10521
33 % 36.4 % 30.6 %
3. Nc3  9552
35.3 % 30.4 % 34.3 %
3. d3  8730
36.5 % 30 % 33.5 %
3. b3  4579
35.4 % 32.3 % 32.3 %
3. c4  3003
33 % 34.6 % 32.4 %
3. g3  2973
35.2 % 35.3 % 29.5 %
3. Qe2  450
38 % 27.1 % 34.9 %
3. Be2  406
27.6 % 27.6 % 44.8 %
3. b4  318
35.2 % 15.4 % 49.4 %
3. Bc4  211
20.4 % 70.1 %
3. Bb5  67
19.4 % 71.6 %
3. e5  50
18 % 22 % 60 %
3. Bd3  48
37.5 % 22.9 % 39.6 %
3. a3  41
34.1 % 56.1 %
3. h3  9
44.4 % 44.4 %
3. Na3  5
60 % 40 %
3. Nd4  5
60 % 40 %
3. a4  3
33.3 % 66.7 %