Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Old Sicilian › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Yates Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Old Sicilian B30
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Open B33
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Sicilian Defense: Yates Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Yates Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B56.
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 11 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bd3.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Open, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B56
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 11
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense: Open
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Statistics from Lichess
19,382 games · White 33.2% / Draw 3.6% / Black 63.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nxd4 | 5,561 | |
| g6 | 5,495 | |
| e5 | 2,682 | |
| e6 | 2,041 | |
| a6 | 1,747 | |
| Bd7 | 694 | |
| Bg4 | 570 | |
| Ne5 | 184 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:25:54
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