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Opening· 19 plies

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Zollner Gambit

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO B73), reached after 19 half-moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. f4 Qb6 10. e5.

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Zollner Gambit ECO B73
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About this opening

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Zollner Gambit is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code B73. ECO group B (B00–B99) covers semi-open games (1.e4 with Black playing anything other than 1…e5), with the Sicilian, French, Caro-Kann and Pirc/Modern at its heart. This particular variation is reached after 19 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. f4 Qb6 10. e5.

It belongs to the Sicilian Defense family. Within that family this is a level-3 branch (the Dragon Variation → Classical Variation → Zollner Gambit line). The immediate parent line is Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, transitioned via 10.e5.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 c5, 2.Nf3 Nc6, 3.d4 cxd4, 4.Nxd4 g6, 5.Be3 Bg7, 6.Be2 Nf6. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.