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Tree path 11 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, Simagin Variation
  1. Chess Codex
  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: Accelerated Dragon B32
  10. Maróczy Bind B36
  11. Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind B37
  12. Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Simagin Variation B37 you are here
B37

Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Simagin Variation

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Simagin Variation is a specific line in the Semi-Open Games family (ECO B37), 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.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc2 d6 7. Be2 Nh6, after 14 plies of opening development.

The line refines Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B37
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
14
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind:

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