Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation (B52) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4. In 1,517 games between strong players, White wins 48%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 35%; the most played move is 5…Nc6 (50%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4
- ECO
- B52
- Games between strong players
- 1,517
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5…Nc6 | 50% (760) | – | |
| 5…Nf6 | 30% (455) | – | |
| 5…e5 | 14% (214) | – | |
| 5…g6 | 4% (62) | – | |
| 5…Qg4 | 1% (17) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
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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