Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation (10. Bxd4 Be6)
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
The Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B77, reached after 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. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White 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 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 11. Nd5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.32 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Rhe1 Nd7)
- ECO
- B77
- Moves
- 20 plies
- FEN
r2q1rk1/pp2ppbp/3pbnp1/8/2BBP3/2N2P2/PPPQ2PP/R3K2R w KQ - 1 11- PGN
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11. Nd5 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
24 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 54%, draw 17%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Yangyi Yu (2747) – GM Romain Edouard (2617) 1-0 · Gibraltar Masters 2016 · 2016-01-31
- GM Alexei Shirov (2639) – GM Sune Berg Hansen (2581) 1-0 · TCh-SWE Elitserien · 2019-03-31
- GM Sina Movahed (2597) – IM Nodar Lortkipanidze (2374) 1-0 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 2nd Jul 2026 · 2026-07-02
- GM David Berczes (2362) – IM Adelard Bai (2449) 1/2-1/2 · Budapest 1 Week Aug GMB · 2026-08-10
- IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad (2435) – IM Eduard Kanter (2344) 1-0 · 7th Sharjah Challengers · 2024-05-20
Highest-rated Lichess games
- AlphaHuang1201 (2039) – GooglyPaste (1967) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 900 + 10s
Comes from
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
Continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation (11. Bb3 Qa5) 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 11. Bb3 Qa5
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.