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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
- Modern Variations, Main Line B54
- Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation B56
- Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation B60 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B60.
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 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5, after 11 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation.
In total, the branch covers 13 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- B60
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 11
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 13
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Variations (2)
Show all 13 sub-variations (full subtree)
- B62 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation 12-ply
- B60 Modern Variation 12-ply
- B62 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation 13-ply
- B62 Exchange Variation 13-ply
- B63 Traditional Variation 13-ply
- B62 Vitolins Variation 13-ply
- B63 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation 14-ply
- B63 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Ivanov Variation 14-ply
- B66 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations 14-ply
- B64 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation 17-ply
- B63 Kantscher Line 20-ply
- B65 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack 18-ply
- B65 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation 19-ply