Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack
Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack (B40) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3. In 2,089 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 3…Nc6 (30%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3
- ECO
- B40
- Games between strong players
- 2,089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3…Nc6 | 30% (619) | – | |
| 3…a6 | 23% (470) | – | |
| 3…b6 | 19% (388) | – | |
| 3…d5 | 16% (328) | – | |
| 3…Nf6 | 8% (176) | – | |
| 3…d6 | 4% (89) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: French Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
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, 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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