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Tree path 13 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
  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. Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations B75
  12. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack B76
  13. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack B76
  14. Main Line B77 you are here
B77

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B77.

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. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4, after 17 plies of opening development.

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

2 named variations grow from this line, including Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Byrne Variation.

In total, the branch covers 9 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
B77
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
17
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack
Direct variations
2
Total in subtree
9

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Variations (2)

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Sister lines that share the same parent Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack:

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