ECO B43: Sicilian Defense
ECO B43 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 4 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3.
That position has come up in 4,729,657 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 44.1%, 4.6% were drawn and Black won 51.4%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 |
9 |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 |
10 |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Spraggett Attack | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 |
13 |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Christiansen's Dream | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Be3 Bc5 8. Qg4 |
15 |