Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit

1. e4 c5 2. b4

Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit after 1. e4 c5 2. b4 87654321abcdefgh

The Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B20, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. b4. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move. 3 named lines continue from this position.

In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 12,204 times by this move order. White won 48%, 4% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 2… cxb4 (58% of games).

Engine evaluation: −0.34 (Stockfish, depth 53; best line 2… cxb4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. a3)

ECO
B20
Moves
3 plies
FEN
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PGN
1. e4 c5 2. b4

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Results by rating

Average ratingGamesWhite / draw / Black
0-14991,24647%50%
1500-19997,28449%48%
2000+3,67447%49%
All12,20448%48%

Most played moves

MoveGamesWhite / draw / Black
2… cxb47,078 (58%)48%49%
2… b61,467 (12%)47%50%
2… e61,409 (12%)53%44%
2… d6642 (5%)46%49%
2… e5576 (5%)46%51%
2… Nc6553 (5%)49%47%
2… d5171 (1%)46%51%
2… c4124 (1%)53%44%

Master games

810 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 40%, draw 11%, Black 49%). The strongest:

Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit and its sub-variations

Highest-rated Lichess games

Comes from

Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) 1. e4 c5

Continuations

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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.