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Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B34.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
It begins with 9 plies and takes 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nxc6 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B34
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 9
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Statistics from Lichess
1,561,166 games · White 44.6% / Draw 5.2% / Black 50.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| bxc6 | 1,514,357 | |
| dxc6 | 37,434 | |
| Bg7 | 8,240 | |
| b6 | 992 | |
| d6 | 61 | |
| Nf6 | 24 | |
| a6 | 16 | |
| Qb6 | 8 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:00:21
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