ECO B54: Sicilian Defense
ECO B54 is part of volume B, Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 4 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6.
The most played is
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line,
reached in 28,284,302 rated Lichess games.
That position has come up in 900,741 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 50.9%, 4.6% were drawn and Black won 44.6%.
| Opening | Moves | Games | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 |
901K | 4 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 |
28.3M | 4 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Ginsberg Gambit | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bc4 |
237K | 5 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 |
847K | 5 moves |