Tree path 3 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Grob Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
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Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B20.
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. g4, after 3 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B20
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense
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