ECO B44: Sicilian Defense
ECO B44 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 4 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6.
That position has come up in 9,665,920 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 47.6%, 4.9% were drawn and Black won 47.4%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 |
8 |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 |
9 |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Gary Gambit | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 d5 |
16 |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Modern Line | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 |
20 |