Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation (B63) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7. In 1,256 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 15% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 8.O-O-O (92%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7
- ECO
- B63
- Games between strong players
- 1,256
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.O-O-O | 92% (1,161) | – | |
| 8.h4 | 2% (23) | – | |
| 8.f4 | 2% (21) | – | |
| 8.f3 | 2% (20) | – | |
| 8.Nb3 | 1% (11) | – | |
| 8.Nxc6 | 1% (8) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2
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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