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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Modern Variations B50
- Sicilian Defense B50
- Sicilian Defense B50
- Modern Variations, Main Line B54
- Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation B56
- Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation B58 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B58.
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 11 plies and takes 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation, Dragon Transfer.
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- ECO code
- B58
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 11
- Direct variations
- 2
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