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B42: Sicilian, Kan, 5.Bd3

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3

Sicilian, Kan, 5.Bd3

B42 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 17575
Last Played: Nov 2025
Overall score:
37.6% 32.2% 30.3%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Mladen Palac 48 games
Oleg Korneev 42 games
Thomas Luther 40 games
Black  
Normunds Miezis 121 games
Florin Gheorghiu 91 games
Petar Velikov 75 games

Possible continuations:

5... Nf6  5420
34.6 % 33.7 % 31.6 %
5... Bc5  5068
34.8 % 32.6 % 32.6 %
5... Qc7  2575
44 % 27.4 % 28.6 %
5... Nc6  1700
43.7 % 34.6 % 21.6 %
5... g6  1017
36.7 % 33.3 % 30 %
5... Qb6  662
37.5 % 29.5 % 33.1 %
5... Ne7  465
36.1 % 34.8 % 29 %
5... d6  284
42.6 % 28.9 % 28.5 %
5... b5  208
51.4 % 19.2 % 29.3 %
5... d5  122
34.4 % 42.6 % 23 %
5... b6  39
51.3 % 25.6 % 23.1 %
5... e5  6
50 % 16.7 % 33.3 %
5... Bd6  4
50 % 25 % 25 %
5... ..Nf6  3
66.7 % 33.3 %