Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Levenfish Variation, Main Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Nbd7
The Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Levenfish Variation, Main Line is a chess opening classified as ECO B71, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Nbd7. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 16 times by this move order. White won 69%, 0% were drawn and Black won 31%. The most popular continuation is 7. Bc4 (31% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.38 (Stockfish, depth 47; best line 7. Qe2 e5 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. Nb3 Bb4)
- ECO
- B71
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Nbd7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 16 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Bc4 | 5 (31%) | |
| 7. Be2 | 3 (19%) | |
| 7. Bb5 | 2 (13%) | |
| 7. Bd3 | 2 (13%) | |
| 7. Be3 | 2 (13%) | |
| 7. Nf3 | 1 (6%) | |
| 7. Qf3 | 1 (6%) |
Master games
87 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 40%, draw 11%, Black 49%). The strongest:
- GM Jan Smeets (2643) – GM Matej Sebenik (2511) 1-0 · Biel MTO 2013 · 2013-07-30
- GM Sahaj Grover (2509) – GM Simon K Williams (2465) 0-1 · Airthings Masters Play-In · 2023-02-03
- GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (2583) – Semen Grebeniuk (2343) 1-0 · Lviv Cup 2019 · 2019-08-19
- GM Gevorg Harutjunyan (2436) – IM Anastasios Pavlidis (2410) 1-0 · European Blitz 2015 · 2015-12-18
- FM Mihael Ankerst (2370) – GM Simon K Williams (2467) 0-1 · Titled Tue 27th Dec Early · 2022-12-27
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Fivezero (2428) – Baluk (2421) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- yepovsky (2291) – NM Girome (2461) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
- leveragedoptionstrad (2334) – Talaicito (2357) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Levenfish Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4
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.