Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon (B54) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6. In 111 games between strong players, White wins 42%, 24% are drawn and Black wins 34%; the most played move is 5.Nc3 (63%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6
- ECO
- B54
- Games between strong players
- 111
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.Nc3 | 63% (70) | – | |
| 5.c4 | 27% (30) | – | |
| 5.Be3 | 5% (6) | – | |
| 5.f3 | 3% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense 307,447 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 69,131 games
- Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian 62,139 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 48,946 games
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation 47,769 games
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open 30,193 games
- Sicilian Defense: Closed 29,862 games
- Sicilian Defense: Open 27,951 games
- Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 24,896 games
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 16,544 games
- Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation 16,215 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack 16,181 games
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