Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Moscow Gambit
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Moscow Gambit (B51) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.O-O Bd7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 a6 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.d4 Bxe4 9.Bg5. In 128 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 47%; the most played move is 9…Bc6 (34%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.O-O Bd7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 a6 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.d4 Bxe4 9.Bg5
- ECO
- B51
- Games between strong players
- 128
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9…Bc6 | 34% (44) | – | |
| 9…d5 | 23% (29) | – | |
| 9…Bd5 | 20% (26) | – | |
| 9…Bg6 | 11% (14) | – | |
| 9…Bxb1 | 7% (9) | – | |
| 9…Bxf3 | 2% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+
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: Najdorf Variation, English Attack 16,181 games
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