Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation (B56) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6. In 14,818 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 16% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 6.Bg5 (59%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6
- ECO
- B56
- Games between strong players
- 14,818
- To move
- White
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.Bg5 | 59% (8,677) | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | |
| 6.Bc4 | 16% (2,375) | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack | |
| 6.Be2 | 6% (888) | – | |
| 6.f3 | 5% (711) | – | |
| 6.Be3 | 4% (530) | – | |
| 6.g3 | 3% (421) | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Fianchetto Variation |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
- Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation 8,679 games
- Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack 2,477 games
- Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation 464 games
- Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Fianchetto Variation 433 games
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Amsterdam Variation 161 games
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense 307,447 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 106,774 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
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack 16,181 games
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