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Does anyone get this line?

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TrueFiction

 

This is the yates variation of the sicilian. It seems to go down a piece but no masters take the knight. Can anyone explain?

AbelFinkenbinder

On the chesslive database, they show a number of games where black plays Nxd4.  In those lines, black scores 88%.  When play continues Bb5+...Nc6, black scores 100%.  So I'd not worry about taking that knight.

TrueFiction

its listed in the chess.com database, that is the only opening database i use. as for AbelFinkenbinder that is what i expected in normal play, but were those master games?

Tadaima-Okaerinasai

 There is no such line in the Sicilian. Apparently, it is a case of a database error. The 6th move should be either Bc4 or Bb5.