Chess opening
Sicilian DefenseB27
The Sicilian Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code B27. It is reached after the moves:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
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Comes from
Main continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Brussels Gambit (B27)
- Sicilian Defense: Bücker Variation (B27)
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40)
- Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27)
- Sicilian Defense: Jalalabad Variation (B27)
- Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation (B27)
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations (B50)
- Sicilian Defense: Mongoose Variation (B27)
- Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation (B29)
- Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation (B28)
- Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian (B30)
- Sicilian Defense: Polish Gambit (B27)
Related lines in the Sicilian Defense
- Sicilian Defense (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit (B20)
Train this opening
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