Sicilian Defense: Spielmann Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nde2
The Sicilian Defense: Spielmann Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B56, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nde2. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 6… g6 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.07 (Stockfish, depth 37; best line 6… e6 7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2 Qc7 9. O-O)
- ECO
- B56
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nde2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… g6 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
13 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 23%, draw 0%, Black 77%). The strongest:
- GM Andreas Heimann (2633) – GM Constantin Lupulescu (2656) 0-1 · GER-ROU Online 2020 · 2020-04-25
- GM Yi Wei (2736) – GM Praggnanandhaa R (2536) 0-1 · chess.com Junior Speed · 2019-05-31
- GM Yi Wei (2736) – GM Praggnanandhaa R (2536) 1-0 · chess.com Junior Speed · 2019-05-31
- IM Ivan Aldokhin (2413) – GM Alan Pichot (2630) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 6th Oct · 2020-10-06
- IM Ivan Aldokhin (2413) – GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov (2529) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 30th Mar · 2021-03-30
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Spielmann Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- dxb007 (2358) – rinatfazylov475 (2336) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Open (4. Nxd4 Nf6) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
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- 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.