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Tree path 14 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Modern Variations › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Modern Variations, Main Line › Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation › Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation › Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation › Traditional Variation › Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation › Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation › Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack
  1. Chess Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game B00
  3. Sicilian Defense B20
  4. Sicilian Defense B27
  5. Modern Variations B50
  6. Sicilian Defense B50
  7. Sicilian Defense B50
  8. Modern Variations, Main Line B54
  9. Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation B56
  10. Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation B60
  11. Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation B62
  12. Traditional Variation B63
  13. Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation B63
  14. Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation B64
  15. Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack B65 you are here
B65

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B65.

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 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4, after 18 plies of opening development.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

It continues primarily into one named line, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation.

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ECO code
B65
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
18
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation
Direct variations
1

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