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Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Bird Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Bird Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B33.
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 16 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B33
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 16
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Statistics from Lichess
74,036 games · White 48.5% / Draw 6.3% / Black 45.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc4 | 24,200 | |
| Nd5 | 22,587 | |
| Bxf6 | 9,724 | |
| Bc4 | 8,692 | |
| Be2 | 3,709 | |
| Bd3 | 2,119 | |
| Qd2 | 1,120 | |
| g3 | 727 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:09:39
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