B57: Sicilian, Sozin, Benko variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6

Sicilian, Sozin, Benko variation

B57 Sub-variants:

Sicilian, Sozin, not Scheveningen
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4

Sicilian, Magnus Smith trap
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 g6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5

Sicilian, Sozin, Benko variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6

Overview

Games on Database:

4046

Last Played:

Jun 2026

Overall score:

31.5%

30.1%

38.3%

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Played frequently by:

White
Dragoljub Velimirovic	28 games
Nick E De Firmian	25 games
Bozidar Ivanovic	20 games

Black
Istvan Csom	59 games
Branko Damljanovic	42 games
Zdenko Kozul	33 games

Possible continuations:

7. Nb3

2277

31.6 %

29 %

39.4 %

7. Nxc6

725

31.2 %

33.2 %

35.6 %

7. Ndb5

461

33.2 %

32.8 %

34.1 %

7. Nde2

447

30.6 %

31.8 %

37.6 %

7. Be3

30.3 %

18 %

51.7 %

7. Nf3

24 %

20 %

56 %

7. Bb5

50 %

21.4 %

28.6 %

7. Nf5

20 %

80 %

7. Nce2

50 %