Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Anti-Qxd4 Move Order
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Anti-Qxd4 Move Order (B50) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6. In 2,612 games between strong players, White wins 37%, 30% are drawn and Black wins 33%; the most played move is 4.Nc3 (88%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- ECO
- B50
- Games between strong players
- 2,612
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.Nc3 | 88% (2,306) | – | |
| 4.dxc5 | 7% (193) | – | |
| 4.Bb5+ | 2% (61) | – | |
| 4.e5 | 1% (25) | – | |
| 4.Bd3 | 1% (15) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense 307,447 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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