600Your band
At 600, the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation scores 47.5% for Black across 221 games. The sample at 600 is too small to grade honestly.
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Sicilian DefenseNajdorf Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
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
- 47.5%49.4%49.1%48.4%
- Band 600, n = 221Band 1000, n = 5,223Band 1400, n = 11,796Band 1800, n = 70,702
- Blunder rate
- pending30.0%30.0%21.3%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- -BBB
- Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.0%0.0%0.1%0.3%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 45.3% | 7.2% | 47.5% | - | - | 221 | - |
| 1000 | 47.4% | 3.3% | 49.4% | 30.0% | ply 10.0 | 5,223 | B |
| 1400 | 47.2% | 3.7% | 49.1% | 30.0% | ply 10.0 | 11,796 | B |
| 1800 | 47.4% | 4.3% | 48.4% | 21.3% | ply 10.0 | 70,702 | B |
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: Najdorf Variation scores 49.4% for Black across 5,223 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 bandB at 1400Blunder rate 30.0%, band median 40.0%
At 1400, the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation scores 49.1% for Black across 11,796 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 (20 games at 1400).
1800Your bandB at 1800Blunder rate 21.3%, band median 36.4%
At 1800, the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation scores 48.4% for Black across 70,702 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 21.3% include an early material blunder (150 games at 1800).
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation scores 47.5% for Black across 221 games. The sample at 600 is too small to grade honestly.
At 1000, the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation scores 49.4% for Black across 5,223 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: Najdorf Variation (B90) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6.