Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Modern Bc4 Variation
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, 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 d6. In 234 games between strong players, White wins 50%, 10% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 8.f3 (66%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 d6
- ECO
- B35
- Games between strong players
- 234
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.f3 | 66% (155) | – | |
| 8.Bb3 | 16% (37) | – | |
| 8.h3 | 11% (26) | – | |
| 8.Nxc6 | 3% (6) | – | |
| 8.O-O | 2% (4) | – | |
| 8.Qd2 | 1% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4
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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