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Tree path 13 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 › Panov 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 B76
  13. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack B76
  14. Panov Variation B76 you are here
B76

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Panov Variation

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Overview

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

Play reaches this position via 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. g4, after 17 plies of opening development.

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

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ECO code
B76
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
17
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack

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Statistics from Lichess

206,862 games · White 51.6% / Draw 5.3% / Black 43.1%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Nxd442,627
Bd737,886
Be631,712
Bxg415,048
d514,248
a614,072
h513,206
Ne510,508

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:14:32

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Related variations at the same level

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

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