Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon (B75) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.f3 h5. In 829 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 8.Qd2 (56%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.f3 h5
- ECO
- B75
- Games between strong players
- 829
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.Qd2 | 56% (464) | – | |
| 8.Bc4 | 36% (295) | – | |
| 8.h3 | 3% (25) | – | |
| 8.Be2 | 2% (19) | – | |
| 8.Bb5 | 1% (6) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense 307,447 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 106,774 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
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