Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Bücker Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Bücker Variation B27 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Bücker Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Bücker Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B27.
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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 h6, after 4 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- B27
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
129,517 games · White 52.6% / Draw 4.5% / Black 42.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d4 | 62,827 | |
| Bc4 | 29,735 | |
| c3 | 14,114 | |
| Nc3 | 11,110 | |
| d3 | 1,780 | |
| c4 | 1,653 | |
| Be2 | 1,487 | |
| g3 | 1,161 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:59:55
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