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Tree path 12 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, Belezky Line › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation
  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, Belezky Line B75
  13. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation B77 you are here
B77

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as 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.

The line arises from 20 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6.

It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B77
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
20
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line

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Statistics from Lichess

52,266 games · White 47.1% / Draw 8.6% / Black 44.3%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Bxe625,886
Bb322,180
Nd52,666
Bd3602
Be2584
Bd5230
O-O-O46
Bxf621

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:25:28

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Related variations at the same level

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

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