Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6
The Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line is a chess opening classified as ECO B75, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move. 3 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 444 times by this move order. White won 52%, 5% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 8. Qd2 (83% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.46 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5)
- ECO
- B75
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
r1bqk2r/pp2ppbp/2np1np1/8/3NP3/2N1BP2/PPP3PP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 1 8- PGN
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 8 | |
| 1500-1999 | 131 | |
| 2000+ | 305 | |
| All | 444 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Qd2 | 367 (83%) | |
| 8. Bc4 | 57 (13%) | |
| 8. Be2 | 5 (1%) | |
| 8. Nxc6 | 5 (1%) | |
| 8. g4 | 4 (1%) | |
| 8. Nb3 | 2 (0%) | |
| 8. Qd3 | 1 (0%) | |
| 8. Bb5 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
1,539 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 21%, Black 32%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.31-dag-f7fb268-BT4-61 (3652) – Stockfish dev-20241208-cf10644 (3683) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-12-19
- Stockfish dev-20241208-cf10644 (3683) – LCZero 0.31-dag-f7fb268-BT4-61 (3652) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-12-19
- LCZero 0.31-dag-e429eeb-BT3-2790000 (3642) – Stockfish dev-20231010-00263636 (3673) 1-0 · TCEC 25 Superfinal 2023 · 2023-10-12
- Stockfish dev-20231010-00263636 (3673) – LCZero 0.31-dag-e429eeb-BT3-2790000 (3642) 1-0 · TCEC 25 Superfinal 2023 · 2023-10-12
- Ethereal13.07_NNUE-15EE (3497) – Stockfish2021061923 (3632) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Premier 2021 · 2021-07-10
Highest-rated Lichess games
- oprahwindfury81 (2753) – uSeRnAmEnOtAvAiL (2764) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- bombokobombo123456 (2682) – pixelares (2589) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Hudson_Lowe (2593) – PowerDrive (2570) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Modern Line B76 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Sosonko Variation B77 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nd7
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation (10. Bxd4 Be6) B77 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6
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.