Caissa Codex
B75

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon

Chess diagram: Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon after 7…h5

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Statistics from Lichess

21,816 games: White 43.0% / Draw 8.0% / Black 49.1%

The moves played next. Pick one to see it on the board.
Next moveGamesWhite / Draw / BlackW / D / B
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 1, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.72 White is better

Best play: 8. Bc4 Bd7 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bg7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Qd3 Qa5

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon (ECO B75, Semi-Open Games) is a variation of the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. f3 h5 (7 moves).

In 21,816 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 43.0%, Black 49.1% and 8.0% were drawn. White's most played move here is 8. Qd2, in 72% of those games.

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How to play against the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon

8. Bc4 scores best for White: 53.6%, with White winning 50.1% and Black 42.9% of 4,445 games. The most played answer, 8. Qd2, scores lowest: 44.6% in 16K games. Stockfish's first choice is also 8. Bc4.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: White's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 6…Nc6 7. f3 h5, the position after Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon (B75)”. Lichess data as of 1 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/sicilian-defense-dragon-variation-yugoslav-attack-hungarian-dragon

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