Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Jalalabad Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Jalalabad Variation B27 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Jalalabad Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Jalalabad Variation is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B27.
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 4 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B27
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense
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