Tree path 3 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Wing Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Wing Gambit B20 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO B20 in the Semi-Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
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.
It is reached after 3 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. b4.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Abrahams Variation, Marshall Variation, Santasiere Variation.
In total, the branch covers 7 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- B20
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 7
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Variations (3)
Show all 7 sub-variations (full subtree)
- B20 Abrahams Variation 5-ply
- B20 Marshall Variation 5-ply
- B20 Santasiere Variation 5-ply
- B20 Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Carlsbad Variation 6-ply
- B20 Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marienbad Variation 9-ply
- B20 Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Nanu Gambit 13-ply
- B20 Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Romanian Defense 14-ply