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Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation, Venice Attack
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation, Venice Attack is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B55.
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 11 plies and takes 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Bb5+ to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B55
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 11
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Statistics from Lichess
26,453 games · White 55.3% / Draw 8.2% / Black 36.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bd7 | 14,356 | |
| Nbd7 | 11,918 | |
| Nc6 | 75 | |
| Nfd7 | 75 | |
| Ke7 | 21 | |
| Qd7 | 8 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:25:42
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