Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation

B41

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6

How it went

1,566 ours · 10,316 masters

White wins 43% Draws 18% Black wins 39%

Continuations

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Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation B43 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 479 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation B41 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 417 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation B42 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 523

Master games

Giri, A... — Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 · 2016
Giri, A... — Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 · 2016
Nepomniachtchi, I. — Pantsulaia, L. 1-0 · 2022
Fedorchuk, Sergey A. — Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 · 2014
Anand V — Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 · 2014

Games in Spain

So, Wesley (2860) — Iturrizaga, Eduardo (2727) 1-0
So,W (2769) — Iturrizaga Bonelli,Eduardo (2617) 1-0
Vallejo Pons,F (2710) — Gelman,A (2403) 1/2-1/2
Bayo Milagro,Alvaro (2285) — Kamsky,G (2666) 0-1
Pichot,A (2647) — Alvarez Pedraza,A (2440) 1-0
Tari,A (2646) — Iturrizaga Bonelli,Eduardo (2613) 0-1
Pichot,A (2625) — Mareco,S (2643) 1/2-1/2
Pichot,A (2641) — Badmatsyrenov,O (2437) 1/2-1/2

This line is also written

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 a6
e4 c5 Nf3 e6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 a6
e4, c5, Nf3, e6, d4, cxd4, Nxd4, a6