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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Modern Variations B50
- Sicilian Defense B50
- Sicilian Defense B50
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Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B54.
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 8 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
7 distinct sub-variations branch from this opening; prominent examples include Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Sicilian Defense: Kupreichik Variation, and others.
Counted recursively, this branch covers 94 sub-variations at all depths.
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- ECO code
- B54
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 8
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense
- Direct variations
- 7
- Total in subtree
- 94
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Variations (7)
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