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B52: Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky attack, Sokolsky variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4

Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky attack, Sokolsky variation

B52 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 3922
Last Played: Jul 2026
Overall score:
33.2% 46.9% 19.9%

Played frequently by:

White  
Sergei Rublevsky 35 games
Viktor Komliakov 31 games
Petr Velicka 28 games
Black  
Dmitry Kokarev 15 games
Peter Szekely 14 games
Kiril Georgiev 13 games

Possible continuations:

5... Nc6  1977
34 % 44.9 % 21 %
5... Nf6  1264
28.5 % 53.1 % 18.4 %
5... e5  365
33.7 % 46.6 % 19.7 %
5... g6  221
40.3 % 40.3 % 19.5 %
5... Qg4  78
64.1 % 16.7 % 19.2 %
5... e6  10
50 % 50 %
5... b5  4
75 % 25 %