Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Modern Variations › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Modern Variations, Main Line › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation
- 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: Dragon Variation B70
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation B72 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation is a specific line in the Semi-Open Games family (ECO B72), 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.
It is reached after 11 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3.
The line refines Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 3 documented sub-systems: Classical Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon.
In total, the branch covers 22 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- B72
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 11
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 22
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Variations (3)
Show all 22 sub-variations (full subtree)
- B72 Classical Variation 13-ply
- B75 Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations 13-ply
- B75 Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon 14-ply
- B72 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation 14-ply
- B76 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack 14-ply
- B75 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line 14-ply
- B72 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation 15-ply
- B76 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack 16-ply
- B77 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation 20-ply
- B76 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Modern Line 17-ply
- B77 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Sosonko Variation 18-ply
- B77 Main Line 17-ply
- B76 Panov Variation 17-ply
- B77 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack 18-ply
- B77 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Byrne Variation 18-ply
- B78 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack 19-ply
- B79 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack 23-ply
- B77 Main Line 19-ply
- B78 Chinese Dragon 20-ply
- B78 Old Line 20-ply
- B79 Soltis Variation 24-ply
- B78 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Topalov Variation 23-ply