ECO B41: Sicilian Defense
ECO B41 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 5 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6.
That position has come up in 7,246,468 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 44.8%, 4.8% were drawn and Black won 50.5%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 |
8 |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 |
9 |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Hedgehog Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 g6 |
10 |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Bronstein Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 |
14 |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Bronstein Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Bc2 |
15 |