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

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White to move
22,132 games · 1852-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

5. Nc3

10,115

34.7%

29.1%

36.2%

5. Bd3

9,988

37.9%

31.6%

30.4%

5. c4

2,802

35.5%

31%

33.5%

5. Be2

723

34.9%

28.6%

36.5%

5. g3

305

30.2%

28.9%

41%

5. Be3

218

34.4%

19.7%

45.9%

5. Nd2

119

33.6%

40.3%

26.1%

5. a3

96

40.6%

18.8%

40.6%

5. Bc4

36

22.2%

66.7%

5. a4

34

17.6

76.5%

5. f4

28

53.6%

21.4%

25%

5. h3

14

64.3%

14.3

21.4%

5. Nb3

10

40%

50%

5. Qd3

9

66.7%

33.3%

5. c3

8

12.5

87.5%

5. Qf3

7

42.9%

14.3

42.9%

5. b3

7

42.9%

57.1%

5. Nf3

3

100%

5. Bf4

3

100%

5. f3

2

100%

5. g4

2

50%

50%

5. e5

M George vs H Grueneschild, 1993 0-1

5. Qe2

Adorjan vs L Barczay, 1999 1/2-1/2

5.Nb3 +0.67 (39 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971 (1-0)
Tal vs Suetin, 1969 (1-0)
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992 (1-0)
Stein vs Portisch, 1962 (1-0)
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 (0-1)

DEBUT: Staunton vs NN, 1852 (1-0)
RECENT: K Solomon vs L Moroni Jr, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Tabiyas 00015 + 09 Moves + 100 Games by Miguel Medina
John Emms's Sicilian Kan by diegoami
Recent Sicilians, Kan by AbhinavAsthana

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B42: Sicilian, Kan (9967)
B43: Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (7308)
B41: Sicilian, Kan (2684)
B28: Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1423)
B84: Sicilian, Scheveningen (291)
B46: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (263)
B49: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (67)
B85: Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (60)
B80: Sicilian, Scheveningen (24)

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