600Your band
At 600, the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation scores 49.4% for Black across 259 games. The sample at 600 is too small to grade honestly.
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Sicilian DefenseDragon Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
A line for Black. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, Black
- 49.4%48.7%50.0%48.9%
- Band 600, n = 259Band 1000, n = 3,312Band 1400, n = 5,289Band 1800, n = 26,111
- Blunder rate
- pending30.0%53.9%62.5%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- -BCC
- Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 46.3% | 4.3% | 49.4% | - | - | 259 | - |
| 1000 | 47.9% | 3.4% | 48.7% | 30.0% | ply 10.0 | 3,312 | B |
| 1400 | 46.1% | 3.9% | 50.0% | 53.9% | ply 10.0 | 5,289 | C |
| 1800 | 46.6% | 4.5% | 48.9% | 62.5% | ply 10.0 | 26,111 | C |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
1000Your bandB at 1000Blunder rate 30.0%, band median 42.9%
At 1000, the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation scores 48.7% for Black across 3,312 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 30.0% include an early material blunder (10 games at 1000).
1400Your bandC at 1400Blunder rate 53.9%, band median 40.0%
At 1400, the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation scores 50.0% for Black across 5,289 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 53.9% include an early material blunder (13 games at 1400).
1800Your bandC at 1800Blunder rate 62.5%, band median 36.4%
At 1800, the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation scores 48.9% for Black across 26,111 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 62.5% include an early material blunder (40 games at 1800).
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation scores 49.4% for Black across 259 games. The sample at 600 is too small to grade honestly.
At 1000, the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation scores 48.7% for Black across 3,312 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 30.0% include an early material blunder (10 games at 1000).
The Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation (B70) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6.