ECO B52: Sicilian Defense
ECO B52 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 3 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7.
That position has come up in 2,938,838 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 48.6%, 6.9% were drawn and Black won 44.5%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 |
6 |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 |
9 |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Haag Gambit | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 |
13 |