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B89

Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line, Sherbakov Variation

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line, Sherbakov Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B89.

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. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. f4 b6, after 20 plies of opening development.

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

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ECO code
B89
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
20
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack

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