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Tree path 14 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Modern Variations › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Modern Variations, Main Line › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation › Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack › Main Line › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack
  1. Caissa 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
  13. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack B76
  14. Main Line B77
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B77

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 B77.

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 begins with 18 plies and takes 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 9. Bc4 Bd7 to reach the canonical position.

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

3 named variations grow from this line, including Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line.

Together the deeper variations number 7 across the full subtree.

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ECO code
B77
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
18
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line
Direct variations
3
Total in subtree
7

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Statistics from Lichess

610,897 games · White 47.4% / Draw 5.2% / Black 47.3%

MovesGamesW / D / B
O-O-O413,806
Bb375,220
h468,768
g427,607
Nxc610,174
O-O5,477
a32,813
Nde22,375

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:19:05

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Variations (3)

Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line:

Show all 7 sub-variations (full subtree)

https://chesscodex.org/openings/sicilian-defense-dragon-variation-yugoslav-attack-3