600Your bandD at 600
At 600, the Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation scores 46.3% for Black across 423 games. Most openings score better than this at this level.
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Sicilian DefenseLöwenthal Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5
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
- 46.3%48.8%47.4%46.4%
- Band 600, n = 423Band 1000, n = 8,661Band 1400, n = 18,029Band 1800, n = 74,012
- Blunder rate
- pending80.0%71.4%61.8%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- DDDD
- Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.0%0.1%0.2%0.4%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 51.3% | 2.4% | 46.3% | - | - | 423 | D |
| 1000 | 47.8% | 3.4% | 48.8% | 80.0% | ply 8.0 | 8,661 | D |
| 1400 | 48.9% | 3.7% | 47.4% | 71.4% | ply 8.0 | 18,029 | D |
| 1800 | 48.7% | 4.9% | 46.4% | 61.8% | ply 8.0 | 74,012 | D |
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 bandD at 1000Blunder rate 80.0%, band median 42.9%
At 1000, the Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation scores 48.8% for Black across 8,661 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 80.0% include an early material blunder (15 games at 1000).
1400Your bandD at 1400Blunder rate 71.4%, band median 40.0%
At 1400, the Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation scores 47.4% for Black across 18,029 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 71.4% include an early material blunder (35 games at 1400).
1800Your bandD at 1800Blunder rate 61.8%, band median 36.4%
At 1800, the Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation scores 46.4% for Black across 74,012 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 61.8% include an early material blunder (136 games at 1800).
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation scores 46.3% for Black across 423 games. Most openings score better than this at this level.
At 1000, the Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation scores 48.8% for Black across 8,661 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 80.0% include an early material blunder (15 games at 1000).
The Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation (B32) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5.