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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 you are here
B75

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B75.

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. f3.

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

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

Together the deeper variations number 17 across the full subtree.

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ECO code
B75
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
13
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation
Direct variations
2
Total in subtree
17

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Statistics from Lichess

2,110,243 games · White 49.4% / Draw 5.5% / Black 45.0%

MovesGamesW / D / B
O-O1,592,178
Nc6357,901
a693,440
Bd724,923
Nbd716,156
h511,374
e53,063
Qb62,628

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:47:43

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Variations (2)

Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation:

Show all 17 sub-variations (full subtree)

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