Sicilian Defense: Open, Lasker-Pelikán Variation, Other Continuations
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5
Main Transpositions
Most Popular
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 (6499/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 (510/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 (510/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 (510/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 (6919/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 (6977/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 (608/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 (859/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 (865/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 (868/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 (7385/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 (7477/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 (8160/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
TCEC Games
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 (78cp, 225/M, TCEC +1=3-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 (34cp, 344/M, TCEC +3=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 (-1cp, 6499/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 f5 10. Nc4 b5 11. Ne3 f4 (75cp, 0/M, TCEC +1=2-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 (0cp, 510/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 (2cp, 608/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Ng6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 Qb8 (14cp, 11/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Ng6 (8cp, 59/M, TCEC +1=5-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 (-8cp, 153/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 (20cp, 245/M, TCEC +2=1-2). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Na3 Be7 (1cp, 58/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 (1cp, 7385/M, TCEC +12=24-8). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 h6 (114cp, 68/M, TCEC +4=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. f3 (50cp, 30/M, TCEC +0=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf5 d6 (82cp, 19/M, TCEC +1=2-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 (1cp, 8160/M, TCEC +0=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
Biased Popular Lines
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne3 Ne7 (107cp, -105cp; 7/M, 17%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Bd3 Ne7 (107cp, -70cp; 8/M, 45%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 (85cp, -48cp; 38/M, 37%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Ne3 Qb6 (243cp, -241cp; 9/M, 13%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qxd5 Nb4 (78cp, -78cp; 13/M, 46%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Be7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 (214cp, -188cp; 20/M, 75%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Nd4 (117cp, -93cp; 13/M, 4%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 b5 (93cp, -69cp; 13/M, 4%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nc4 Nd4 11. Nd5 b5 12. Ncb6 Rb8 13. Nxc8 Rxc8 (141cp, -89cp; 7/M, 97%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Nc4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 (255cp, -63cp; 11/M, 97%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Nc4 b5 (192cp, -168cp; 13/M, 20%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 h6 (109cp, -108cp; 10/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 f5 10. Qh5 (135cp, -135cp; 14/M, 20%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 Be7 (76cp, -76cp; 15/M, 3%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxf6 gxf6 (231cp, -3cp; 19/M, 74%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 Be7 (228cp, -227cp; 29/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 Be6 (144cp, -143cp; 17/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O f5 (139cp, -137cp; 13/M, 15%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 a6 (314cp, -305cp; 19/M, 12%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c3 Ng6 (121cp, -119cp; 18/M, 22%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 h6 (115cp, -114cp; 68/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 a6 (113cp, -112cp; 33/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 8. Bd2 (97cp, -95cp; 8/M, 7%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. f3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 (89cp, -52cp; 13/M, 97%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 8. Bd2 (432cp, -432cp; 7/M, 11%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nxe4 9. Bxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qa5+ 11. c3 Qxe5 12. Qe2 (494cp, -9cp; 7/M, 76%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nxe4 9. Bxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 (485cp, -84cp; 10/M, 84%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nxe4 9. Bxe5 (401cp, -376cp; 13/M, 46%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf5 d6 (75cp, -75cp; 19/M, 19%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
Lines with Disagreement to Human Master Play
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne3 Bh6 12. Bd3 Ne7 (140cp, -140cp; 7/M, 82%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Bd3 Ne7 (107cp, -70cp; 8/M, 45%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qxd5 Nb4 13. Qd2 d5 14. exd5 Nxc2+ (144cp, -66cp; 6/M, 50%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Be7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne3 b5 (286cp, -72cp; 6/M, 41%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Be7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 (214cp, -188cp; 20/M, 75%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nc4 Nd4 11. Nd5 b5 12. Ncb6 Rb8 13. Nxc8 Rxc8 14. c3 Nc6 (205cp, -64cp; 5/M, 77%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nc4 Nd4 11. Nd5 b5 12. Ncb6 Rb8 13. Nxc8 Rxc8 (141cp, -89cp; 7/M, 97%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Nc4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 (255cp, -63cp; 11/M, 97%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Nc4 b5 (192cp, -168cp; 13/M, 20%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 f5 10. Qh5 (135cp, -135cp; 14/M, 20%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Nc4 b5 (124cp, -81cp; 6/M, 38%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. Qf3 a6 10. Qa3 b6 (52cp, -52cp; 5/M, 27%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c3 Ng6 (121cp, -119cp; 18/M, 22%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 O-O (131cp, -69cp; 6/M, 51%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. Nd6+ Bxd6 (174cp, -174cp; 5/M, 50%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 (93cp, -100cp; 6/M, 79%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. f3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 (89cp, -52cp; 13/M, 97%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nxe4 9. Bxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 (485cp, -84cp; 10/M, 84%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nxe4 9. Bxe5 (401cp, -376cp; 13/M, 46%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nxe4 9. Qd3 (155cp, -130cp; 6/M, 24%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
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