Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack (11… Rfc8 12. Bb3)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Qa5 11. O-O-O Rfc8 12. Bb3
The Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B79, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Qa5 11. O-O-O Rfc8 12. Bb3. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 12… Ne5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.64 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 12… h5 13. Kb1 Ne5 14. Bg5 Rc5 15. Bxf6)
- ECO
- B79
- Moves
- 23 plies
- FEN
r1r3k1/pp1bppbp/2np1np1/q7/3NP2P/1BN1BP2/PPPQ2P1/2KR3R b - - 4 12- PGN
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Qa5 11. O-O-O Rfc8 12. Bb3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 12… Ne5 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
8 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 12%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- GM Oskar Wieczorek (2500) – FM Luis Fernandez Siles (2256) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 16th June · 2020-06-16
- IM Matthew Herman (2383) – FM Luis Fernandez Siles (2256) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 2nd Mar · 2021-03-02
- FM Vojtech Sramek (2233) – IM Ladislav Dobrovolsky (2264) 1/2-1/2 · 2nd Bohumin Open 2019 · 2019-06-26
- CM Wojciech Smieszek (2092) – Dimitry Korol (2287) 0-1 · Titled Tue 30th Jul Early · 2024-07-30
- IM Inna Gaponenko (2318) – WCM Noam Gadasi (2039) 1-0 · TCh-ISR Women's Elite · 2025-05-31
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- lanceh9 (2182) – Toso17 (2279) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line (9. Bc4 Bd7) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7
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.