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1. e4 c5   2. Nf3 e6   3. d4 cxd4   4. Nxd4 a6   5. Nc3 
diagram
Black to move
10,115 games · 1862-2025
 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
5...Qc7  6,521

35.3%

29.4%

35.3%
5...Nc6  5,040

36%

37.1%

26.9%
5...b5  2,402

30.7%

28.8%

40.5%
5...d6  923

37.5%

26.3%

36.2%
5...Nf6  99

50.5%

23.2%

26.3%
5...Ne7  59

39%

37.3%

23.7%
5...Bc5  31

54.8%

22.6%

22.6%
5...Bb4  19

68.4%

15.8

15.8
5...Qb6  17

23.5%

29.4%

47.1%
5...g6  11

63.6%

18.2%

18.2%
5...b6  8

25%


62.5%
5...Be7  3

66.7%

33.3%

5...Qc7 +0.20 (33 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992 (1-0)
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 (0-1)
Carlsen vs Kamsky, 2005 (1-0)
Nezhmetdinov vs V Sergievsky, 1966 (1-0)
Spassky vs Tal, 1965 (0-1)

DEBUT: M Lange vs Hengstenberg, 1863 (1-0)
RECENT: Johnatan Bakalchuk vs N Dzagnidze, 2018 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
B43 by dionisio54
B43 Sicilian: Kan. Knight [Black] by chess.master
against 1. e4 c5 (part 2) by CAPRICORN

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B43: Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (9258)
B46: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (432)
B84: Sicilian, Scheveningen (208)
B49: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (85)
B85: Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (60)
B80: Sicilian, Scheveningen (31)
B48: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (19)
B87: Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 (12)
B81: Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (7)

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