Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit
Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit (B21) starts 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3. In 1,091 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 3…Nc6 (35%).
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3
- ECO
- B21
- Games between strong players
- 1,091
- 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 | 35% (380) | Sicilian Defense: Open | |
| 3…d6 | 26% (286) | – | |
| 3…e5 | 12% (131) | – | |
| 3…e6 | 11% (117) | Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open | |
| 3…Nf6 | 7% (71) | – | |
| 3…g6 | 4% (39) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit 1.e4 c5 2.d4
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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