Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Nimzowitsch Variation › Advance Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Nimzowitsch Variation B29
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Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B29.
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 begins with 5 plies and takes 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Exchange Variation, Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Main Line.
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- ECO code
- B29
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
535,507 games · White 48.7% / Draw 5.2% / Black 46.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nd5 | 491,825 | |
| Ng4 | 24,379 | |
| Ng8 | 11,626 | |
| Ne4 | 4,810 | |
| Nh5 | 964 | |
| Nc6 | 524 | |
| d6 | 373 | |
| e6 | 370 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:08:26
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