Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations (B50) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6. In 106,774 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 38%; the most played move is 3.d4 (73%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
- ECO
- B50
- Games between strong players
- 106,774
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.d4 | 73% (77,998) | – | |
| 3.Bb5+ | 15% (16,220) | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | |
| 3.c3 | 4% (4,378) | Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 | |
| 3.Nc3 | 4% (4,343) | – | |
| 3.Bc4 | 2% (1,863) | – | |
| 3.d3 | 1% (537) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense 1.e4 c5
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 69,131 games
- Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation 16,215 games
- Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation 4,733 games
- Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 4,399 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Anti-Qxd4 Move Order 2,612 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Tartakower 366 games
- Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Deferred Variation 188 games
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon 111 games
Top players' games in the Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, reviewed
More Sicilian Defense lines
- 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: Najdorf Variation, English Attack 16,181 games
- Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation 14,818 games
- Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional 13,887 games
- Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit 11,506 games
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