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
The Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations 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. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2,847 times by this move order. White won 52%, 5% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 7… O-O (78% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.49 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 7… Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5)
- ECO
- B75
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 86 | |
| 1500-1999 | 914 | |
| 2000+ | 1,847 | |
| All | 2,847 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… O-O Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack (7. f3 O-O) | 2,233 (78%) | |
| 7… Nc6 Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line | 444 (16%) | |
| 7… a6 | 106 (4%) | |
| 7… Bd7 | 22 (1%) | |
| 7… h5 | 20 (1%) | |
| 7… Nbd7 | 8 (0%) | |
| 7… e5 | 4 (0%) | |
| 7… b6 | 3 (0%) |
Master games
966 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 17%, Black 37%). The strongest:
- Stockfish dev15_20220401 (3617) – KomodoDragon 2894.00 (3600) 1-0 · TCEC 22 Superfinal 2022 · 2022-04-20
- KomodoDragon 2894.00 (3600) – Stockfish dev15_20220401 (3617) 1-0 · TCEC 22 Superfinal 2022 · 2022-04-19
- LCZero 0.30-dag-bord-lf_784968 (3589) – KomodoDragon 2970.00 (3568) 1-0 · TCEC 23 Premier 2022 · 2022-09-30
- KomodoDragon 2970.00 (3568) – LCZero 0.30-dag-bord-lf_784968 (3589) 1-0 · TCEC 23 Premier 2022 · 2022-09-30
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2777) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2863) 1-0 · Saint Louis Rapid 2020 · 2020-09-17
Highest-rated Lichess games
- oprahwindfury81 (2753) – uSeRnAmEnOtAvAiL (2764) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Meatloaf927 (2686) – IM shuriks91 (2766) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- GM Dragso (2753) – Yakamuzosan (2688) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation (5… g6 6. Be3) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3
Continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack (7. f3 O-O) B76 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line B75 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6
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.