Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO B70), reached after 11 half-moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2.

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6…Bg7 6 lines
6…Nf6 3 lines
6…g6 2 lines
- B72 Amsterdam Variation
- B72 Grigoriev Variation