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B40: Sicilian defence

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6

Sicilian defence

B40 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 143804
Last Played: Nov 2025
Overall score:
34.9% 31.7% 33.4%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Heikki MJ Westerinen 163 games
Gyula Sax 134 games
Vlastimil Jansa 133 games
Black  
Pia Cramling 351 games
Normunds Miezis 349 games
Vlastimil Jansa 319 games

Possible continuations:

3. d4  103268
35.1 % 31.4 % 33.5 %
3. c3  10374
32.9 % 36.4 % 30.7 %
3. Nc3  9506
35.3 % 30.4 % 34.3 %
3. d3  8688
36.5 % 29.9 % 33.6 %
3. b3  4517
35.3 % 32.2 % 32.5 %
3. c4  2990
32.9 % 34.6 % 32.5 %
3. g3  2878
35.1 % 35.4 % 29.5 %
3. Qe2  444
37.8 % 27 % 35.1 %
3. Be2  395
27.1 % 27.6 % 45.3 %
3. b4  316
35.4 % 15.5 % 49.1 %
3. Bc4  210
20 % 70.5 %
3. Bb5  67
19.4 % 71.6 %
3. e5  50
18 % 22 % 60 %
3. a3  40
35 % 55 %
3. Bd3  39
33.3 % 20.5 % 46.2 %
3. h3  9
44.4 % 44.4 %
3. Na3  5
60 % 40 %
3. Nd4  5
60 % 40 %
3. a4  3
33.3 % 66.7 %