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Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B72.
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 13 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 2 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- B72
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 13
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
564,322 games · White 47.3% / Draw 5.8% / Black 46.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 427,291 | |
| Nc6 | 93,089 | |
| a6 | 23,394 | |
| Bd7 | 7,792 | |
| Nbd7 | 4,856 | |
| h5 | 2,640 | |
| Qa5 | 1,310 | |
| e5 | 869 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:47:40
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