B50: Sicilian

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6

Sicilian

B50 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 232637
Last Played: May 2023
Overall score:
36.9%29.8%33.3%

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

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Played frequently by:

White  
Viswanathan Anand 282 games
Vlastimil Jansa 279 games
Michael Adams 249 games
Black  
Lubomir Ftacnik 391 games
Loek Van Wely 339 games
Boris Gelfand 314 games

Possible continuations:

3. d4  181866
37.9 % 28.8 % 33.3 %
3. Bb5+  25432
31.3 % 39.6 % 29.1 %
3. c3  10796
39.1 % 28.8 % 32.1 %
3. Nc3  5446
32.4 % 27.3 % 40.3 %
3. Bc4  3942
36.2 % 23.3 % 40.5 %
3. d3  1800
30 % 25.7 % 44.3 %
3. g3  1310
34.2 % 28.2 % 37.6 %
3. c4  573
27.4 % 27.2 % 45.4 %
3. b3  446
30.7 % 24.2 % 45.1 %
3. Be2  355
30.7 % 19.2 % 50.1 %
3. h3  269
25.3 % 15.2 % 59.5 %
3. b4  251
36.7 % 18.3 % 45 %
3. Bd3  102
38.2 % 32.4 % 29.4 %
3. e5  26
19.2 % 19.2 % 61.5 %
3. a3  12
33.3 % 16.7 % 50 %
3. Qe2  4
100 %
3. a4  3
66.7 % 33.3 %
3. Ng5  2
100 %