Chess opening · ECO B32
Sicilian Defense: Open
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open is catalogued under ECO code B32. It is reached after 4 moves (7 half-moves): 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4. After the last move it is Black to play. White opens 1. e4. It is a named variation of the Sicilian Defense, which has 391 catalogued lines in total. 3 deeper lines continue from here, listed below.
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- Sicilian Defense: Accelerated DragonB32
- Sicilian Defense: OpenB33
- Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan VariationB33
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit AcceptedB21
- Sicilian Defense: ClosedB24
- Sicilian Defense: ClosedB24
- Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated PterodactylB27
- Sicilian Defense: Kan VariationB41
- Sicilian Defense: Taimanov VariationB44
- Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra GambitB21
- Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated DragonB27