Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation (B35) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4. In 2,839 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 7…O-O (76%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4
- ECO
- B35
- Games between strong players
- 2,839
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7…O-O | 76% (2,164) | – | |
| 7…Qa5 | 19% (525) | – | |
| 7…d6 | 4% (106) | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Modern Bc4 Variation | |
| 7…Ng4 | 1% (17) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense 307,447 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 106,774 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 69,131 games
- Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian 62,139 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 48,946 games
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation 47,769 games
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open 30,193 games
- Sicilian Defense: Closed 29,862 games
- Sicilian Defense: Open 27,951 games
- Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 24,896 games
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 16,544 games
- Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation 16,215 games
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