Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Old Sicilian › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Godiva Variation
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Old Sicilian B30
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Godiva Variation B32 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Godiva Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Godiva Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B32.
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 is reached after 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Open, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B32
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 8
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense: Open
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Statistics from Lichess
762,230 games · White 46.0% / Draw 4.5% / Black 49.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nxc6 | 313,039 | |
| Nb3 | 259,022 | |
| c3 | 86,884 | |
| Be3 | 42,783 | |
| Nc3 | 22,990 | |
| Nb5 | 17,318 | |
| Nf3 | 12,909 | |
| Nf5 | 3,607 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:48:14
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