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  1. Caissa Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game B00
  3. Sicilian Defense B20
  4. Sicilian Defense B27
  5. Old Sicilian B30
  6. Sicilian Defense: Open B32
  7. Sicilian Defense: Open B32
  8. Sicilian Defense: Open B32
  9. Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon B32
  10. Maróczy Bind B36
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B37

Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B37.

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.

The line arises from 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

2 named variations grow from this line, including Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Simagin Variation.

Together the deeper variations number 3 across the full subtree.

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ECO code
B37
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
10
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind
Direct variations
2
Total in subtree
3

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Statistics from Lichess

1,527,279 games · White 50.2% / Draw 6.9% / Black 42.8%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Be31,315,148
Nxc684,736
Nc282,042
Nc317,688
Nb316,827
Nf36,600
Nb52,734
Ne2689

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:14:08

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Variations (2)

Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind:

Show all 3 sub-variations (full subtree)

https://chesscodex.org/openings/sicilian-defense-accelerated-dragon-maroczy-bind-2