Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with d6
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6
The Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with d6 is a chess opening classified as ECO B30, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 49 times by this move order. White won 45%, 10% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 6. Nd2 (22% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.25 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6)
- ECO
- B30
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6
Analyse with Stockfish · Board image (SVG) · Open on Lichess
Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 14 | |
| 2000+ | 32 | |
| All | 49 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Nd2 | 11 (22%) | |
| 6. O-O | 10 (20%) | |
| 6. h3 | 9 (18%) | |
| 6. Nd5 | 5 (10%) | |
| 6. Be3 | 5 (10%) | |
| 6. Ng5 | 4 (8%) | |
| 6. Bg5 | 1 (2%) | |
| 6. Bd2 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
570 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 29%, Black 26%). The strongest:
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2784) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2863) 1/2-1/2 · Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020-04-28
- GM Sergey Karjakin (2752) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2861) 0-1 · Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · 2019-05-09
- GM Levon Aronian (2765) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2835) 0-1 · World Blitz 2018 · 2018-12-29
- GM Peter Svidler (2735) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2845) 0-1 · GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 · 2019-04-28
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2784) – GM Teimour Radjabov (2765) 1/2-1/2 · Airthings Masters Prelim · 2020-12-27
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Kruciatos (2699) – IM nickVet (2727) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- johnsam1 (2735) – Cuentatorneos (2661) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- uczen-369 (2601) – parispap (2645) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5
Continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line B30 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit B20
- Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: King David's Opening B20
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.