ECO B96: Sicilian Defense
ECO B96 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 4 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4.
That position has come up in 1,620,263 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 50.1%, 4.5% were drawn and Black won 45.4%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 |
13 |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Neo-Classical Defense | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nc6 |
14 |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 |
14 |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation, Simagin Line | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qc7 10. Qe2 |
19 |