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 › Modern Variation › Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Modern Bc4 Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Old Sicilian B30
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon B32
- Modern Variation B34
- Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation B35
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Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Modern Bc4 Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Modern Bc4 Variation is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B35.
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. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 d6, after 14 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B35
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 14
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