ECO B45: Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation
ECO B45 is part of volume B, Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 6 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3.
5 of the 6 are lines of the
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation.
That position has come up in 6,655,622 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 48.3%, 4.9% were drawn and Black won 46.9%.
| Opening | Moves | Games | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 |
6.7M | 5 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 |
3.9M | 5 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nxc6 |
697K | 6 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 Bc5 |
70K | 6 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Sveshnikov Transfer | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 |
190K | 6 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, American Attack | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. Nd6+ |
80K | 7 moves |