Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › French Variation › Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Fianchetto Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- French Variation B40
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Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Fianchetto Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Fianchetto Variation is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B40.
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 11 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: French Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B40
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 11
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