Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6. In 48,946 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 21% are drawn and Black wins 35%; the most played move is 6.Be3 (33%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6
- ECO
- B90
- Games between strong players
- 48,946
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.Be3 | 33% (16,188) | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | |
| 6.Bg5 | 20% (9,709) | – | |
| 6.Bc4 | 9% (4,299) | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack | |
| 6.h3 | 9% (4,188) | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack | |
| 6.f3 | 8% (3,907) | – | |
| 6.Be2 | 8% (3,788) | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack 16,181 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack 4,327 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack 4,193 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation 3,794 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation 2,040 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation 1,145 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Yates Variation 1,113 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation 1,079 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Petronić Attack 916 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Traditional Line 811 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation 109 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Browne Variation 71 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Neo-Classical Defense 62 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Goteborg Variation 51 games
Top players' games in the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, reviewed
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense 307,447 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 106,774 games
- Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian 62,139 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: Classical Variation 14,818 games
- Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional 13,887 games
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