B33: Sicilian defence

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6

Sicilian defence

B33 Sub-variants:

Sicilian defence
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6

Sicilian, Pelikan (Lasker/Sveshnikov) variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5

Sicilian, Pelikan, Bird variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6

Sicilian, Pelikan, Chelyabinsk variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5

Sicilian, Sveshnikov variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5

Overview

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Last Played:

Nov 2025

Overall score:

35%

30.9%

34%

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Played frequently by:

White
Oleg Korneev	89 games
Janis Klovans	74 games
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Black
Vladimir Kramnik	117 games
Vasilios Kotronias	116 games
Zdenko Kozul	108 games

Possible continuations:

5. Nc3

60988

35.1 %

31 %

33.8 %

5. Nxc6

353

25.8 %

18.4 %

55.8 %

5. f3

162

29 %

19.1 %

51.9 %

5. Bc4

16.7 %

33.3 %

50 %

5. Be3

14.3 %

28.6 %

57.1 %

5. Bd3

100 %

5. c4

33.3 %

66.7 %

5. e5

50 %

5. Be2

50 %

5. Bb5

100 %