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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
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Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B20.
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 3 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. a3.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B20
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
2,662,746 games · White 49.0% / Draw 4.4% / Black 46.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 1,048,555 | |
| d6 | 503,839 | |
| e6 | 474,733 | |
| g6 | 255,369 | |
| d5 | 137,689 | |
| e5 | 68,697 | |
| Nf6 | 65,085 | |
| a6 | 56,473 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:53:03
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