ECO B29: Sicilian Defense
ECO B29 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 5 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6.
That position has come up in 1,516,723 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 46.0%, 5.2% were drawn and Black won 48.8%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 |
4 |
| Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 |
5 |
| Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Closed Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 |
5 |
| Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Exchange Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 |
8 |
| Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Main Line | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 |
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