ECO B63: Sicilian Defense
ECO B63 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 4 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2.
That position has come up in 278,385 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 49.7%, 6.4% were drawn and Black won 43.9%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 |
13 |
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 |
14 |
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Ivanov Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Qb6 |
14 |
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation, Kantscher Line | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 a6 10. f4 b5 |
20 |