Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Spielmann Variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Nb3 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3

The Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Spielmann Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B74, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Nb3 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move.

This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.

Engine evaluation: +0.09 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 12… Bxd3 13. cxd3 Nxb3 14. axb3 d5 15. Bd4)

ECO

B74

Moves

23 plies

FEN

r2q1rk1/pp2ppbp/3p1np1/n4P2/2b1P3/1NNBB3/PPP3PP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 2 12

PGN

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Nb3 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3

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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.