Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Old Sicilian › Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack › Fianchetto Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Old Sicilian B30
- Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack B30
- Fianchetto Variation B31 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B31.
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 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
4 named variations grow from this line, including Gufeld Gambit, Lutikov Gambit, Totsky Attack, and others.
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- ECO code
- B31
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
2,829,584 games · White 49.5% / Draw 5.8% / Black 44.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bxc6 | 1,175,425 | |
| O-O | 1,076,627 | |
| c3 | 263,565 | |
| d4 | 115,686 | |
| Nc3 | 98,647 | |
| d3 | 54,309 | |
| c4 | 12,551 | |
| h4 | 7,128 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:21:45
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