Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+
Main Transpositions
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nf6 to 5. .. Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6
Most Popular
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 (521/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 (607/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 (955/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O (1530/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 (953/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 (2606/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 (506/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O (606/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 (817/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ (3424/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 (3768/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O (814/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 (782/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 (2066/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ (6728/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
TCEC Games
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 (8cp, 44/M, TCEC +0=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 e5 (99cp, 10/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Qe2 Qg4 8. d3 Ne5 (2cp, 0/M, TCEC +0=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 (1cp, 521/M, TCEC +0=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 (53cp, 37/M, TCEC +3=3-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. Qe2 g6 (1cp, 16/M, TCEC +0=1-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 (1cp, 141/M, TCEC +0=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 (7cp, 155/M, TCEC +0=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d3 g6 8. Nd5 Nce7 (85cp, 0/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. d4 (-1cp, 179/M, TCEC +1=3-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. h3 Qc7 10. b3 Qa5 (0cp, 6/M, TCEC +0=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 (2cp, 196/M, TCEC +0=3-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 e5 (76cp, 32/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 (59cp, 19/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. c4 Ne5 8. Nxe5 dxe5 (0cp, 0/M, TCEC +0=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 g6 7. c3 Bg7 8. d4 e6 (102cp, 2/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 (9cp, 817/M, TCEC +2=5-3). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O (1cp, 5/M, TCEC +0=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 (2cp, 3768/M, TCEC +0=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Bd3 b5 7. c4 Bb7 (131cp, 0/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 b6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb7 (38cp, 26/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 (1cp, 285/M, TCEC +0=1-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Qxd4 e5 7. Qd3 h6 8. O-O Be7 (4cp, 20/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Qxd4 e5 (1cp, 111/M, TCEC +0=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Qxd4 g6 (91cp, 9/M, TCEC +1=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. O-O e6 8. Bg5 Qc7 (64cp, 22/M, TCEC +2=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. O-O e6 8. Bg5 f6 (55cp, 4/M, TCEC +0=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. O-O e6 8. dxc5 Nxc5 (50cp, 12/M, TCEC +1=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 Qc7 (8cp, 12/M, TCEC +0=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 (-1cp, 267/M, TCEC +1=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 (2cp, 2066/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
Biased Popular Lines
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 e5 8. d4 Be7 (111cp, -59cp; 12/M, 47%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 Nxe4 8. d5 Nd8 9. Re1 Nf6 (95cp, -43cp; 8/M, 82%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 e5 (98cp, -98cp; 10/M, 5%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bg7 9. Nc3 e6 (142cp, -109cp; 8/M, 20%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qc7 8. d4 e6 9. Bf4 Bd6 (138cp, -134cp; 10/M, 75%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O e5 (76cp, -75cp; 7/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. d4 Qg4 (116cp, -116cp; 8/M, 4%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Qg4 6. O-O Qxe4 7. d4 cxd4 (230cp, -8cp; 10/M, 63%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Qg4 6. O-O Qxe4 (222cp, -175cp; 17/M, 96%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 e5 (77cp, -77cp; 32/M, 67%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 (77cp, -77cp; 19/M, 39%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 g6 7. c3 Bg7 8. d4 O-O (107cp, -85cp; 8/M, 26%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 g6 7. c3 Bg7 (79cp, -5cp; 15/M, 93%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 g6 (74cp, -50cp; 14/M, 10%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 b5 (91cp, -67cp; 8/M, 6%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 h6 (80cp, -57cp; 8/M, 26%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Qxd4 g6 (81cp, -80cp; 9/M, 6%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Qxd4 e6 7. Bg5 Be7 (67cp, -46cp; 9/M, 85%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. O-O e6 8. Bg5 Qc7 (72cp, -47cp; 22/M, 74%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. e5 Qa5+ (139cp, -139cp; 15/M, 72%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 e5 8. O-O Be7 9. d4 Bb7 (65cp, -50cp; 13/M, 41%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
Lines with Disagreement to Human Master Play
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 e5 8. d4 Be7 (111cp, -59cp; 12/M, 47%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bg7 9. Nc3 e6 (142cp, -109cp; 8/M, 20%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qc7 8. d4 e6 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Na3 Bxe5 (209cp, -71cp; 5/M, 60%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qc7 8. d4 e6 9. Bf4 Bd6 (138cp, -134cp; 10/M, 75%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Qg4 6. O-O Qxe4 (222cp, -175cp; 17/M, 96%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 e5 (77cp, -77cp; 32/M, 67%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 (77cp, -77cp; 19/M, 39%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 g6 7. c3 Bg7 8. d4 O-O (107cp, -85cp; 8/M, 26%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. d4 Ngf6 (151cp, -112cp; 6/M, 21%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. O-O Nf6 8. Bg5 h6 (63cp, -62cp; 8/M, 29%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 h6 (80cp, -57cp; 8/M, 26%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Qxd4 e5 7. Qd3 h6 8. Be3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bc4 Nb6 (68cp, -50cp; 5/M, 35%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. e5 Qa5+ (139cp, -139cp; 15/M, 72%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. d4 e5 (68cp, -67cp; 7/M, 34%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 e5 8. O-O Be7 9. d4 Bb7 (65cp, -50cp; 13/M, 41%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
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