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ECO B52: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation

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. All of them are lines of the Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation.

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%.

OpeningMovesGamesLength
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 2.9M 3 moves
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 217K 5 moves
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 19K 7 moves