Openings/Sicilian Defense

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation B43

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3

8,459 tournament games from this position · White wins 34%, draws 25%, Black wins 41%

Analyse

Moves

8,459 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
Qc75,498
36%
24%
40%
2192
b52,193
29%
25%
46%
2250
d6360
34%
24%
42%
2291
Nc6279
39%
25%
36%
2169
Ne756
39%
27%
34%
2265
Bb431
65%
26%
2077
Bc518
44%
22%
33%
2147
Nf69
33%
56%
1972
Qb67
57%
43%
2107
g62
100%
2271
d52
50%
50%
2087
b62
50%
50%
2260
Bd61
100%
1916
h61
100%
1759

Top games

Caruana, F2794–Carlsen, M28300-12023
Anand, V2779–Caruana, F2823½-½2016
Anand, V2779–Caruana, F28231-02016
Grischuk, A2766–Caruana, F28161-02018
Aronian, L2764–Caruana, F28161-02018
Nakamura, Hi2772–Kamsky, G27411-02013
Topalov, V2752–Svidler, P27491-02012
Fressinet, L2687–Caruana, F28040-12016
Nepomniachtchi, I2767–Firouzja, Alireza27231-02019
Sindarov, Javokhir2682–Nakamura, Hi2802½-½2024

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