Tree path 12 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Old Sicilian › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon › Maróczy Bind › Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind › Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind › Breyer Variation

B39

Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B39.

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 14 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4.

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

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ECO code: B39
Group: Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies: 14
Parent: Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind

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