B58: Sicilian, classical

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2

Sicilian, classical

B58 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 9257
Last Played: Jan 2023
Overall score:
29.4%31.4%39.2%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Dibyendu Barua 52 games
Manuel Apicella 47 games
Robert Zelcic 42 games
Black  
Konstantin N Aseev 30 games
Max Euwe 26 games
Zdenko Kozul 24 games

Possible continuations:

6... e5  4257
25.5 % 33.9 % 40.6 %
6... g6  2643
30.5 % 29.8 % 39.7 %
6... e6  1864
33.6 % 29.8 % 36.5 %
6... a6  239
46.4 % 25.5 % 28 %
6... Nxd4  115
23.5 % 27.8 % 48.7 %
6... Bd7  112
44.6 % 20.5 % 34.8 %
6... Qb6  21
47.6 % 14.3 % 38.1 %
6... Qa5  2
100 %