ECO B58: Sicilian Defense
ECO B58 is part of volume B, Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 4 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 6. Be2.
That position has come up in 553,392 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 47.9%, 5.9% were drawn and Black won 46.2%.
| Opening | Moves | Games | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 |
553K | 6 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 |
166K | 6 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation, Louma Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nxc6 |
18K | 7 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Dragon Transfer | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 g6 |
10K | 7 moves |