Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Spraggett Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3
The Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Spraggett Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B43, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 7… Nc6 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.31 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 7… Bb7 8. O-O Nc6 9. a4 b4 10. a5)
- ECO
- B43
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… Nc6 | 1 (50%) | |
| 7… Qc7 | 1 (50%) |
Master games
310 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 22%, Black 40%). The strongest:
- GM Ruslan Ponomariov (2706) – GM Peter Svidler (2759) 1-0 · Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup · 2016-06-19
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2804) – GM Gata Kamsky (2623) 1-0 · Titled Tue 27th Feb Late · 2024-02-27
- GM Sergei Movsesian (2673) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2737) 0-1 · European Blitz 2016 · 2016-12-17
- GM Evgeniy Najer (2633) – GM Gata Kamsky (2741) 1-0 · FIDE World Rapid 2013 · 2013-06-06
- GM Sergei Movsesian (2653) – GM Richard Rapport (2720) 1-0 · Reykjavik Open 2016 · 2016-03-12
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Patersson91 (2337) – bazintolya (2420) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- Jotain (2203) – accelix_17 (2157) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5
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.