Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › French Variation › Sicilian Defense: Marshall Counterattack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- French Variation B40
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Sicilian Defense: Marshall Counterattack
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Marshall Counterattack is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B40.
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 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: French Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B40
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
1,613,916 games · White 48.8% / Draw 4.6% / Black 46.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exd5 | 989,771 | |
| dxc5 | 212,988 | |
| e5 | 196,221 | |
| Nc3 | 86,505 | |
| Bb5+ | 55,778 | |
| c3 | 28,820 | |
| Nbd2 | 9,490 | |
| Bd3 | 8,289 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:22:00
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