Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation (B63) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2. In 4,951 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 18% are drawn and Black wins 38%; the most played move is 7…a6 (70%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2
- ECO
- B63
- Games between strong players
- 4,951
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7…a6 | 70% (3,443) | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | |
| 7…Be7 | 25% (1,253) | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation | |
| 7…Qb6 | 2% (96) | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Ivanov Variation | |
| 7…h6 | 2% (92) | – | |
| 7…Nxd4 | 1% (34) | – | |
| 7…Bd7 | 1% (33) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5
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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