Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO B20 in the Semi-Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the 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.

It is reached after 3 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. b4.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

3 named variations grow from this line, including Abrahams Variation, Marshall Variation, Santasiere Variation.

In total, the branch covers 7 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code: B20
Group: Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies: 3
Parent: Sicilian Defense
Direct variations: 3
Total in subtree: 7

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Statistics from Lichess

4,097,730 games · White 49.0% / Draw 3.9% / Black 47.1%

Moves	Games	W / D / B
cxb4	2,522,561
e6	446,373
b6	421,547
d6	213,466
Nc6	182,817
e5	162,320
d5	56,726
c4	35,524

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:53:15

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Variations (3)

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Variations (3)

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