Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nxc6
The Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B34, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nxc6. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 5,814 times by this move order. White won 46%, 5% were drawn and Black won 49%. The most popular continuation is 5… bxc6 (98% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 5… bxc6 6. c4 d6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Nc3)
- ECO
- B34
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nxc6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,431 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3,753 | |
| 2000+ | 630 | |
| All | 5,814 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… bxc6 | 5,672 (98%) | |
| 5… dxc6 | 117 (2%) | |
| 5… Bg7 | 18 (0%) | |
| 5… b6 | 5 (0%) | |
| 5… Bh6 | 1 (0%) | |
| 5… d6 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
393 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 31%, draw 17%, Black 52%). The strongest:
- Victor Kurochkin (2356) – GM Denis Lazavik (2621) 0-1 · FIDE World Bl Team Pool B · 2026-06-20
- FM Rasul Musaev (2341) – GM Boris Savchenko (2566) 0-1 · Primorsky Debut 2015 · 2015-07-28
- IM Antoine Bournel (2433) – GM Leandro Krysa (2449) 0-1 · Titled Tue 23rd Dec 2025 · 2025-12-23
- FM Adwilhans Luciano Souza (2356) – GM Everaldo Matsuura (2496) 1/2-1/2 · Brazil Curitiba Open 2018 · 2018-02-25
- IM Daniel Howard Fernandez (2349) – GM Misa Pap (2500) 1/2-1/2 · 4th Rethymno Open · 2012-07-10
Highest-rated Lichess games
- tapkus (2640) – Papa_1960 (2579) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
- tapkus (2643) – AeriqueKyren (2521) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- SuperSayienZ (2450) – FM ItRelates (2512) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit B20
- Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: King David's Opening B20
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.