ECO B72: Sicilian Defense
ECO B72 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 6 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3.
That position has come up in 2,460,239 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 47.4%, 5.5% were drawn and Black won 47.1%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 |
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| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 |
13 |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 |
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| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Nb3 |
15 |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Amsterdam Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 |
15 |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Grigoriev Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O |
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