Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation (B45) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Ndb5 Bc5. In 1,173 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 7.Bf4 (60%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Ndb5 Bc5
- ECO
- B45
- Games between strong players
- 1,173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.Bf4 | 60% (702) | – | |
| 7.Nd6+ | 36% (425) | – | |
| 7.Be3 | 1% (13) | – | |
| 7.e5 | 1% (11) | – | |
| 7.a3 | 1% (8) | – | |
| 7.Bg5 | 1% (7) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6
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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