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Tree path 11 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
  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 you are here
B63

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B63.

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, after 13 plies of opening development.

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

It branches into 3 notable variations — Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Ivanov Variation, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations.

In total, the branch covers 7 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
B63
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
13
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation
Direct variations
3
Total in subtree
7

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Variations (3)

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