Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. f3 h5
The Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon 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 Nc6 7. f3 h5. 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 154 times by this move order. White won 43%, 10% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 8. Qd2 (65% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.66 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 8. Bc4 Bg7 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. O-O-O a6)
- ECO
- B75
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
r1bqkb1r/pp2pp2/2np1np1/7p/3NP3/2N1BP2/PPP3PP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 0 8- PGN
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. f3 h5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 6 | |
| 2000+ | 148 | |
| All | 154 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Qd2 | 100 (65%) | |
| 8. Bc4 | 44 (29%) | |
| 8. Nb3 | 4 (3%) | |
| 8. Be2 | 3 (2%) | |
| 8. h4 | 1 (1%) | |
| 8. h3 | 1 (1%) | |
| 8. a3 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
950 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 39%, draw 20%, Black 41%). The strongest:
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2795) – GM Daniil Dubov (2672) 1-0 · Titled Tue 27th Jan 2026 · 2026-01-27
- GM Hao Wang (2722) – GM Richard Rapport (2740) 1-0 · 8th Gashimov Mem Blitz · 2022-12-22
- GM Hans Moke Niemann (2734) – GM Daniil Dubov (2701) 0-1 · Niemann-Dubov Levitov m · 2025-03-07
- GM Hans Moke Niemann (2736) – GM Daniil Dubov (2693) 1/2-1/2 · Niemann-Dubov Raketa m · 2025-05-28
- GM Jorden Van Foreest (2696) – GM Daniil Dubov (2693) 1/2-1/2 · Jerusalem Masters 2024 · 2024-09-24
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Tempstream (2758) – Drogono (2822) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- TIMETOLOCKINN (2650) – Drogono (2832) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- OX528354 (2748) – IM SpeedMonkey (2670) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 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
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.