Tree path 3 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Staunton-Cochrane Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Staunton-Cochrane Variation B20 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Staunton-Cochrane Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Staunton-Cochrane 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 begins with 3 plies and takes 1. e4 c5 2. c4 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation.
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- ECO code
- B20
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
4,738,984 games · White 46.1% / Draw 5.3% / Black 48.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 2,363,902 | |
| d6 | 832,521 | |
| e6 | 827,708 | |
| g6 | 309,200 | |
| e5 | 237,016 | |
| Nf6 | 67,316 | |
| a6 | 46,041 | |
| b6 | 27,932 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:53:12
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