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  2. King's Pawn Game B00
  3. Sicilian Defense B20
  4. Sicilian Defense B27
  5. Old Sicilian B30
  6. Sicilian Defense: Open B32
  7. Sicilian Defense: Open B32
  8. Sicilian Defense: Open B32
  9. Sicilian Defense: Open B33
  10. Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation B88
  11. Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line B89 you are here
B89

Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line is a specific line in the Semi-Open Games family (ECO B89), arising from a recognised theoretical position.

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.

The line arises from 13 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3.

The line refines Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.

It continues primarily into one named line, Sicilian Defense: Velimirovic Attack.

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ECO code
B89
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
13
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation
Direct variations
1

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Statistics from Lichess

122,080 games · White 50.1% / Draw 4.6% / Black 45.3%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Be779,636
a626,950
Bd76,304
d51,827
g61,286
Qc71,202
Nxd41,091
Ne5934

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:47:49

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Variations (1)

Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation:

https://chesscodex.org/openings/sicilian-defense-sozin-attack-main-line