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B44: Sicilian defence

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

Sicilian defence

B44 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 37563
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
33.9% 34% 32.1%
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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  28913
35.1 % 34.8 % 30.1 %
5. Nb5  4381
31.8 % 36.8 % 31.4 %
5. Be3  1263
28 % 24.8 % 47.2 %
5. Nxc6  985
23.6 % 28.3 % 48.1 %
5. c4  559
30.1 % 24.9 % 45.1 %
5. Be2  495
28.9 % 24.4 % 46.7 %
5. g3  252
32.9 % 30.2 % 36.9 %
5. Bf4  165
38.8 % 33.9 % 27.3 %
5. a3  160
30 % 31.9 % 38.1 %
5. c3  104
29.8 % 17.3 % 52.9 %
5. Bc4  98
26.5 % 61.2 %
5. Nb3  88
28.4 % 58 %
5. Nf3  40
37.5 % 22.5 % 40 %
5. Bb5  24
20.8 % 66.7 %
5. f4  18
33.3 % 27.8 % 38.9 %
5. Qd3  7
42.9 % 57.1 %
5. Bd3  3
100 %
5. b3  2
50 % 50 %