Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind (5… Bg7 6. Be3)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3
The Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind is a chess opening classified as ECO B38, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,937 times by this move order. White won 52%, 7% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 6… Nf6 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.38 (Stockfish, depth 61; best line 6… Qb6 7. Nb5 Qa5+ 8. Bd2 Qd8 9. N5c3)
- ECO
- B38
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 87 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,077 | |
| 2000+ | 773 | |
| All | 1,937 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Nf6 | 1,106 (57%) | |
| 6… d6 | 338 (17%) | |
| 6… e6 | 180 (9%) | |
| 6… Qb6 | 162 (8%) | |
| 6… a6 | 61 (3%) | |
| 6… Qa5+ | 34 (2%) | |
| 6… e5 | 27 (1%) | |
| 6… Nxd4 | 13 (1%) |
Master games
3,350 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 26%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- LCZero v0.26.2-rc1_J92-100 (3543) – Stockfish 202008260719_nn-82215d0fd0df (3551) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 19 Premier 2020 · 2020-09-23
- Stockfish 202008260719_nn-82215d0fd0df (3551) – LCZero v0.26.2-rc1_J92-100 (3543) 1-0 · TCEC 19 Premier 2020 · 2020-09-20
- Komodo 2576.00 (3505) – Stoofvlees II a14 (3504) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 19 Premier 2020 · 2020-09-03
- Stoofvlees II a14 (3504) – Komodo 2576.00 (3505) 1-0 · TCEC 19 Premier 2020 · 2020-08-30
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2801) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2833) 1-0 · Chessable Masters Winners · 2025-02-19
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM abrakadabra02 (2782) – IM Chigorinez (2718) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- atsaynm (2663) – IM shuriks91 (2761) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- mitsutszkisszucs (2718) – IM Chigorinez (2704) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind (5. c4 Bg7) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7
Continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation B39 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
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- 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.