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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4

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Black to move
6,550 games · 1882-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

6...e6

3,595

36.3%

29%

34.7%

6...Qb6

2,219

31.1%

31.4%

37.5%

6...Bd7

763

29.9%

34.6%

35.5%

6...g6

114

57%

21.9%

21.1%

6...e5

111

27.9%

43.2%

28.8%

6...a6

42

61.9%

26.2%

6...Na5

33

39.4%

24.2%

36.4%

6...Bg4

5

60%

40%

6...Qa5

2

100%

6...Qc7

A Medina Garcia vs A Pomar, 1969 1-0

6...h6

J Gondim vs S Ribeiro, 1951 1-0

6...Nxd4

L Lucchi vs C Russo, 2004 1-0

6...e6 -0.04 (37 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Fischer vs Benko, 1959 (1-0)
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985 (1-0)
Fischer vs Geller, 1967 (0-1)
Fischer vs Larsen, 1970 (0-1)
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1995 (0-1)

DEBUT: Blackburne vs Paulsen, 1882 (0-1)
RECENT: Miguel Sanjuan Garcia vs P Cramling, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Sicilian : Richter Rauzer Bc4 Qb6 Variation. by ISeth
BlackDragons Sicilian Sozin Attack by BlackDragonsClaw
Games by sanderej22

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B57: Sicilian (2263)
B89: Sicilian (2195)
B88: Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1134)
B56: Sicilian (914)
B77: Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (11)
B50: Sicilian (11)
B30: Sicilian (8)
B78: Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (6)
B35: Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 (3)

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