ECO B89: Sicilian Defense
ECO B89 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 3 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3.
That position has come up in 122,080 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 50.1%, 4.6% were drawn and Black won 45.3%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 |
13 |
| Sicilian Defense: Velimirovic Attack | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 |
15 |
| Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line, Sherbakov Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. f4 b6 |
20 |