Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation, Jaffe Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 e5
The Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation, Jaffe Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B40, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 e5. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 37 times by this move order. White won 41%, 2% were drawn and Black won 57%. The most popular continuation is 7. Nf5 (46% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.58 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 7. Ne2 a6 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 d6)
- ECO
- B40
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 22 | |
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 37 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Nf5 | 17 (46%) | |
| 7. Nb3 | 9 (24%) | |
| 7. Nf3 | 5 (14%) | |
| 7. Ne2 | 4 (11%) | |
| 7. Nb5 | 1 (3%) | |
| 7. Kf1 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
28 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 36%, draw 14%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- GM Prraneeth Vuppala (2433) – GM Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez (2559) 0-1 · IV Menorca Open A 2025 · 2025-04-24
- IM Vasilij Malyshev (2353) – FM Martin Horak (2330) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Arena May 8th 2021 · 2021-05-08
- FM Viktor Ulyanovskyy (2256) – GM Antonio Fernandes (2361) 0-1 · ch-POR 2014 · 2014-09-10
- FM Esteban Horacio Deichmann (2279) – FM Menua Hakobyan (2223) 1-0 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 13th Aug 2026 · 2026-08-13
- CM Tim Kett (2167) – FM Martin Horak (2330) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 28th Sept · 2021-09-28
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation, Jaffe Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ChampionBaku1 (2243) – SkitiaN (2232) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 600 + 0s
- koresh33333 (2226) – halvaciencias (2247) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- PagerAttack (2210) – Namiq79 (2208) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4
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.