Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian (B30) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6. In 62,139 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 16% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 3.d4 (45%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6
- ECO
- B30
- Games between strong players
- 62,139
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.d4 | 45% (27,650) | – | |
| 3.Bb5 | 40% (24,900) | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | |
| 3.Nc3 | 6% (3,618) | – | |
| 3.c3 | 5% (3,119) | – | |
| 3.Bc4 | 1% (840) | – | |
| 3.b4 | 1% (702) | Sicilian Defense: Portsmouth Gambit |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense 1.e4 c5
- Sicilian Defense: Open 27,951 games
- Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 24,896 games
- Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation 1,380 games
- Sicilian Defense: Portsmouth Gambit 701 games
Top players' games in the Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian, reviewed
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 106,774 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 69,131 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: Alapin Variation 16,544 games
- Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation 16,215 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack 16,181 games
- Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation 14,818 games
- Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional 13,887 games
- Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit 11,506 games
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