Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Main Line
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Main Line (B29) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6. In 167 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 7.dxc5 (65%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6
- ECO
- B29
- Games between strong players
- 167
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.dxc5 | 65% (109) | – | |
| 7.c3 | 21% (35) | – | |
| 7.Bd3 | 8% (13) | – | |
| 7.Be3 | 2% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5
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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