Openings/Sicilian Defense

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation B45

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6

9,368 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 33%, Black wins 28%

Analyse

Moves

9,368 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
Ndb54,187
39%
36%
26%
2227
Nxc62,380
42%
31%
27%
2246
a31,092
44%
33%
23%
2269
Be2600
42%
30%
29%
2205
Be3351
22%
22%
56%
2011
g3328
36%
34%
30%
2231
Bf4131
44%
31%
26%
2262
Qd3118
43%
37%
19%
2354
Bg582
22%
67%
1970
Nb331
29%
26%
45%
2124
Bc425
20%
20%
60%
1997
f315
20%
20%
60%
1920
f410
30%
40%
30%
2026
Nf36
50%
50%
2030
Nde23
67%
33%
1947
Ncb52
50%
50%
2083
h42
50%
50%
2391
Qe21
100%
2429
g41
100%
2171
Bb51
100%
2025
e51
100%
2067
Nb11
100%
2282

Top games

Caruana, F2842–Grischuk, A2777½-½2021
Caruana, F2842–Giri, A27630-12021
Caruana, F2835–Mamedyarov, S2764½-½2020
Caruana, F2806–Mamedyarov, S2782½-½2021
Caruana, F2820–Rapport, R2763½-½2021
Firouzja, Alireza2804–Rapport, R2776½-½2022
Caruana, F2818–Yu Yangyi27520-12019
Caruana, F2806–Rapport, R27630-12021
Caruana, F2786–Rapport, R2776½-½2022
Giri, A2768–Nepomniachtchi, I2795½-½2023

Sicilian Defense variations

Sicilian DefenseB20Czerniak AttackB20Grob VariationB20Lasker-Dunne AttackB20Mengarini VariationB20Myers Attack, with a4B20Myers Attack, with h4B20Staunton-Cochrane VariationB20Wing GambitB20McDonnell AttackB21Smith-Morra GambitB21Alapin VariationB22Amazon AttackB20Bowdler AttackB20Brick VariationB20Keres VariationB20King David's OpeningB20Kronberger VariationB20ClosedB23Sicilian DefenseB27Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto VariationB20ClosedB23Brussels GambitB27Bücker VariationB27