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Tree path 17 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 › Old Line › Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Topalov 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. 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
  15. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack B77
  16. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack B78
  17. Old Line B78
  18. Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Topalov Variation B78 you are here
B78

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Topalov Variation

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Topalov Variation 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.

It is reached after 23 plies of play, with the move sequence 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 Rc8 11. Bb3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4.

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

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ECO code
B78
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
23
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Old Line

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