Tree path 15 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 › Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack › Main Line › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack
- 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
- Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations B75
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack B76
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack B76
- Main Line B77
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack B77
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack B78 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B78.
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.
The line arises from 19 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Chinese Dragon, Old Line, Soltis Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 4 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- B78
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 19
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 4
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