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Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation

ECO B72 · 592 games · Black to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2
45% White6% Draw49% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
O-O46177.9%
Nc67512.7%Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation B72

A further 56 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4Sicilian Defense 1... c5Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 2... d6Sicilian Defense 3. d4Sicilian Defense 3... cxd4Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 4... Nf6Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation 5... g6Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation 6. Be3Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation 7. Be2

Other lines in this family

Dragon Variation, Classical VariationB72… 7... Nc6313Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Early DeviationsB75… 7. f32,690Dragon Variation, Yugoslav AttackB76… 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc62,142Dragon Variation, Yugoslav AttackB76… 7. f3 O-O2,060Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Modern LineB76… 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O1,160Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky LineB75… 7. f3 Nc6908Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main LineB77… 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4654Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main LineB77… 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7411Dragon Variation, Yugoslav AttackB78… 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O222Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Old LineB78… 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8133

All 239 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.