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B56: Sicilian

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3

Sicilian

B56 Sub-variants:

  • Sicilian
    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3
  • Sicilian, Venice attack
    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Bb5+
  • Sicilian
    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6

Overview

Games on Database: 175680
Last Played: Dec 2025
Overall score:
37.5% 29% 33.4%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Viswanathan Anand 242 games
Vlastimil Jansa 238 games
Oleg Korneev 231 games
Black  
Lubomir Ftacnik 297 games
Loek Van Wely 271 games
Boris Gelfand 260 games

Possible continuations:

5... a6  103617
36.8 % 29.2 % 34 %
5... g6  36192
41.8 % 25.9 % 32.3 %
5... Nc6  25744
34.5 % 32.4 % 33.2 %
5... e6  8021
37.7 % 29.9 % 32.4 %
5... Bd7  1046
31.7 % 31.7 % 36.5 %
5... e5  724
41.7 % 30.9 % 27.3 %
5... Nbd7  263
36.5 % 31.2 % 32.3 %
5... h6  33
33.3 % 30.3 % 36.4 %
5... a5  9
44.4 % 33.3 % 22.2 %
5... b6  6
66.7 % 33.3 %
5... Qb6  6
33.3 % 33.3 % 33.3 %
5... Na6  5
40 % 40 % 20 %
5... Qa5  5
60 % 20 % 20 %
5... Be6  2
50 % 50 %
5... g5  2
100 %
5... Bg4  2
50 % 50 %