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Position after 1…c5 ECO B20
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1.e4 1…c5
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Sicilian Defense · B20

Sicilian Defense

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In master play

601,092 games
White 31.4% Draw 42.9% Black 25.7%

Continuations

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  1. 2.Nf3 1,052,569 g.
    • B70 Dragon Variation 19,845
    • B90 Najdorf Variation 126,636
    • B28 O'Kelly Variation 4,942
    • B60 Richter-Rauzer Variation 24,985
    • + 55 more
  2. 2.d4 5,498 g.
    • B21 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted 1,528
    • B21 Morphy Gambit 398
    • B21 Coles Sicilian Gambit
    • B21 Halasz Gambit 4
    • + 1 more
  3. 2.Nc3 49,885 g.
    • B23 Closed 45,580
    • B23 Grand Prix Attack 4,305
  4. 2.c3 37,979 g.
    • B22 Alapin Variation 37,894
    • B22 Heidenfeld Variation 85
  5. 2.b4 688 g. Wing Gambit
  6. 2.f4 2,692 g. McDonnell Attack
  7. 2.b3 3,068 g. Czerniak Attack
  8. 2.c4 1,392 g.
    • B20 Gloria Variation 3
    • B20 Staunton-Cochrane Variation 1,389
  9. 2.Na3 353 g. Kronberger Variation
  10. 2.a3 606 g. Mengarini Variation
  11. 2.Bc4 162 g. Bowdler Attack
  12. 2.d3 2 g. Big Clamp Formation
  13. 2.g3 1,744 g. Lasker-Dunne Attack
  14. 2.g4 — Grob Variation
  15. 2.Ke2 — King David's Opening
  16. 2.Ne2 2,879 g. Keres Variation
  17. 2.Nh3 — Brick Variation
  18. 2.Qg4 — Amazon Attack
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