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B74

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Bernard Defense

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Bernard Defense is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B74.

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 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. cxd3 d5, after 26 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B74
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
26
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon

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