Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Deferred Variation
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Deferred Variation (B50) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4. In 188 games between strong players, White wins 35%, 6% are drawn and Black wins 59%; the most played move is 3…cxb4 (80%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4
- ECO
- B50
- Games between strong players
- 188
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3…cxb4 | 80% (151) | – | |
| 3…Nf6 | 10% (19) | – | |
| 3…Nc6 | 4% (7) | – | |
| 3…b6 | 3% (6) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense 307,447 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
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack 16,181 games
Played the Sicilian Defense lately?
Enter your Chess.com or Lichess username: every move of your game labelled from Brilliant to Blunder, and where you left theory. Free, no account.