B58: Sicilian, classical

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2

Sicilian, classical

B58 Sub-variants:

Sicilian, classical
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2

Sicilian, Boleslavsky variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5

Sicilian, Boleslavsky, Louma variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nxc6

Overview

Games on Database:

9400

Last Played:

Nov 2025

Overall score:

29.3%

31.5%

39.2%

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Played frequently by:

White
Dibyendu Barua	52 games
Manuel Apicella	47 games
Robert Zelcic	42 games

Black
Konstantin N Aseev	30 games
Max Euwe	26 games
Zdenko Kozul	24 games

Possible continuations:

6... e5

4326

25.6 %

33.9 %

40.5 %

6... g6

2709

30.2 %

30 %

39.7 %

6... e6

1870

33.5 %

29.9 %

36.6 %

6... a6

239

46.4 %

25.5 %

28 %

6... Nxd4

116

23.3 %

28.4 %

48.3 %

6... Bd7

113

44.2 %

20.4 %

35.4 %

6... Qb6

47.6 %

14.3 %

38.1 %

6... Qa5

100 %