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Tree path 11 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 › Classical Variation › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation
  1. Chess Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game B00
  3. Sicilian Defense B20
  4. Sicilian Defense B27
  5. Modern Variations B50
  6. Sicilian Defense B50
  7. Sicilian Defense B50
  8. Modern Variations, Main Line B54
  9. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation B70
  10. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation B72
  11. Classical Variation B72
  12. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation B72 you are here
B72

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B72.

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 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6, after 14 plies of opening development.

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

It continues primarily into one named line, Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation.

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ECO code
B72
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
14
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation
Direct variations
1

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