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B80

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Fianchetto Variation

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Fianchetto Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B80.

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 11 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3.

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

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ECO code
B80
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
11
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation

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