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B29

Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Main Line

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Main Line is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B29.

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. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6, after 12 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B29
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
12
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation:

https://test.av-webdevs.com/openings/sicilian-defense-nimzowitsch-variation-main-line