Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Old Sicilian › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Amsterdam Variation
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Old Sicilian B30
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Open B33
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Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Amsterdam Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Amsterdam Variation (ECO B72) is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Open, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 — 8 moves.
In 154,390 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 51.4%, Black 43.7% and 4.9% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 8…O-O, in 56% of those games.
It continues into one named variation, Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Grigoriev Variation.
- ECO code
- B72
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Length
- 8 moves
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense: Open
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
154,390 games · White 51.4% / Draw 4.9% / Black 43.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 86,680 | |
| Ng4 | 18,099 | |
| Bd7 | 12,159 | |
| a6 | 10,349 | |
| h5 | 8,773 | |
| Nxd4 | 7,630 | |
| Bg4 | 1,918 | |
| h6 | 1,625 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:04:41
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