Openings/Sicilian Defense

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation B42

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3

8,228 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 26%, Black wins 33%

Analyse

Moves

8,228 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
Bc52,968
38%
28%
34%
2293
Nf62,266
40%
26%
34%
2240
Qc71,351
48%
22%
30%
2146
Nc6533
50%
28%
22%
2167
g6361
32%
27%
41%
2322
Ne7342
36%
26%
37%
2324
Qb6147
37%
19%
44%
2286
d692
54%
25%
21%
2242
b588
55%
19%
26%
2064
d561
20%
49%
31%
2326
b610
40%
40%
20%
2400
e54
50%
50%
2065
h52
50%
50%
2144
Be72
100%
2203
Bd61
100%
2008

Top games

Carlsen, M2872–Caruana, F27820-12014
Duda, J2750–Carlsen, M28640-12022
Giri, A2782–Caruana, F2816½-½2018
So, W2754–Carlsen, M28401-02026
Aronian, L2764–Caruana, F28161-02018
Praggnanandhaa, R2747–Carlsen, M28301-02024
Adams, Mi2745–Caruana, F28291-02014
Anand, V2759–Caruana, F28161-02018
Vachier Lagrave, M2798–Svidler, P27590-12016
Karjakin, Sergey2779–Caruana, F2775½-½2012

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