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1. e4 c5 2. Bc4

Black to move
151 games · 1783-2012
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

2...e6

18.6%

17.5

63.9%

2...Nc6

27%

21.6%

51.4%

2...d6

15.4

76.9%

2...e5

66.7%

33.3%

2...Nf6

100%

2...a6

100%

NOTABLE GAMES:
A Kvicala vs NN, 1875 (1-0)
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1842 (0-1)
Karlstrom vs Simmens, 1967 (1-0)
Anderssen vs Wyvill, 1851 (1-0)
A Simons vs E Lowe, 1849 (0-1)

DEBUT: T Bowdler vs Philidor, 1783 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: Conrad D Louw vs A Gupta, 2011 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
sicilian 2 Bc4 by DarkHorse
Sicilian by Ken Cunningham

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B20: Sicilian (150)
B88: Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1)

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