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  1. Chess Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game B00
  3. Sicilian Defense B20
  4. Sicilian Defense B27
  5. Modern Variations B50
  6. Sicilian Defense B50
  7. Sicilian Defense B50
  8. Modern Variations, Main Line B54
  9. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation B70
  10. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation B72
  11. Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations B75
  12. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack B76
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B76

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B76.

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 is reached after 16 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6.

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

2 named variations grow from this line, including Main Line, Panov Variation.

In total, the branch covers 11 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
B76
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
16
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack
Direct variations
2
Total in subtree
11

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Statistics from Lichess

1,885,224 games · White 50.4% / Draw 5.5% / Black 44.1%

MovesGamesW / D / B
O-O-O1,150,617
Bc4380,345
g4182,372
Nxc643,758
h440,377
Nb338,261
Be228,416
Bh68,366

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:09:51

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Variations (2)

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