An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO B94), reached after 23 half-moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qa5 8. Qd2 e6 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Nc5 12. e5.
No further variations branch from this position in our database. To explore neighbouring ideas: