ECO B56: Sicilian Defense
ECO B56 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 6 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6.
That position has come up in 4,882,629 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 47.6%, 5.2% were drawn and Black won 47.2%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 |
10 |
| Sicilian Defense: Kupreichik Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd7 |
10 |
| Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Fianchetto Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 |
11 |
| Sicilian Defense: Spielmann Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nde2 |
11 |
| Sicilian Defense: Venice Attack | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Bb5+ |
11 |
| Sicilian Defense: Yates Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bd3 |
11 |