Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › French Variation › Open › Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation › Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation › Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Bronstein Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- French Variation B40
- Open B40
- Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation B41
- Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation B41
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Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Bronstein Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Bronstein Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B41.
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 14 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Bronstein Variation.
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- ECO code
- B41
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 14
- Direct variations
- 1
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