B74: Sicilian, dragon, classical, 9.Nb3

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3

Sicilian, dragon, classical, 9.Nb3

B74 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 2199
Last Played: May 2021
Overall score:
33%30.2%36.7%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Praveen Mahadeo Thipsay 19 games
Vladimir Gurevich 16 games
Joan Fluvia Poyatos 14 games
Black  
Ponnuswamy Konguvel 12 games
Alexander Khalifman 7 games
Bernardo Roselli Mailhe 7 games

Possible continuations:

9... Be6  1390
30.4 % 32.4 % 37.2 %
9... a6  250
38 % 19.2 % 42.8 %
9... a5  192
32.8 % 31.3 % 35.9 %
9... Bd7  178
43.3 % 24.7 % 32 %
9... b6  106
36.8 % 34 % 29.2 %
9... Ne5  44
27.3 % 36.4 % 36.4 %
9... Na5  10
40 % 40 % 20 %
9... Qc7  9
44.4 % 44.4 %
9... e6  4
50 % 50 %
9... h5  4
50 % 25 % 25 %
9... Re8  3
33.3 % 66.7 %
9... Ne8  2
50 % 50 %
9... h6  2
100 %
9... Qd7  2
50 % 50 %