Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Abrahams Variation
1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. Bb2
The Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Abrahams Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B20, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. Bb2. 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 409 times by this move order. White won 51%, 1% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 3… Nc6 (39% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.67 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 3… e6 4. a3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. Nf3)
- ECO
- B20
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. Bb2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 26 | |
| 1500-1999 | 260 | |
| 2000+ | 123 | |
| All | 409 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Nc6 | 161 (39%) | |
| 3… e6 | 81 (20%) | |
| 3… d6 | 62 (15%) | |
| 3… d5 | 51 (12%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 21 (5%) | |
| 3… a5 | 16 (4%) | |
| 3… f6 | 8 (2%) | |
| 3… e5 | 5 (1%) |
Master games
203 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 11%, Black 44%). The strongest:
- GM Gevorg Harutjunyan (2358) – GM Alan Pichot (2644) 0-1 · Titled Tue 13th Feb Early · 2024-02-13
- FM Teo Tomulic (2347) – GM Benjamin Gledura (2652) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Feb Late · 2022-02-08
- FM Adnan Nadimifar (2210) – GM Daniil Dubov (2710) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 13th Apr · 2021-04-13
- FM Adnan Nadimifar (2210) – GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (2677) 1-0 · Titled Arena May 8th 2021 · 2021-05-08
- Szymon Gumularz (2267) – GM Kamil Miton (2614) 1/2-1/2 · 4th POL-HUN Open 2016 · 2016-05-07
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- REANIMATOR333 (2377) – fonix9 (2409) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 0s
- REANIMATOR333 (2415) – StehtWieNeEins (2366) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
- REANIMATOR333 (2387) – CrisRonaldo07 (2368) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit 1. e4 c5 2. b4
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.