Chess opening · ECO B27
Sicilian Defense: Mongoose Variation
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Qa5
Sicilian Defense: Mongoose Variation is catalogued under ECO code B27. It is reached after 2 moves (4 half-moves): 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Qa5. After the last move it is White to play. White opens 1. e4. It is a named variation of the Sicilian Defense, which has 391 catalogued lines in total.
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- Sicilian Defense: Closed, TraditionalB23
- Sicilian Defense: Brussels GambitB27
- Sicilian Defense: Bücker VariationB27
- Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated DragonB27
- Sicilian Defense: Jalalabad VariationB27
- Sicilian Defense: Katalimov VariationB27