ECO B98: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
ECO B98 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 Be7.
All of them are lines of the
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation.
That position has come up in 1,004,792 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 51.6%, 4.4% were drawn and Black won 44.0%.
| Opening | Moves | Games | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 |
1M | 7 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Traditional Line | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 |
419K | 8 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Browne Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 Qc7 |
36K | 9 moves |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Goteborg Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 g5 |
17K | 9 moves |