Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation
Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation (B20) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Ne2. In 2,540 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 2…Nc6 (35%).
1.e4 c5 2.Ne2
- ECO
- B20
- Games between strong players
- 2,540
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2…Nc6 | 35% (898) | – | |
| 2…d6 | 26% (654) | – | |
| 2…e6 | 15% (381) | – | |
| 2…Nf6 | 10% (250) | – | |
| 2…g6 | 8% (195) | – | |
| 2…a6 | 3% (68) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense 1.e4 c5
More Sicilian Defense lines
- 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
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack 16,181 games
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