Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Modern Line
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
The Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Modern Line is a chess opening classified as ECO B76, 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. O-O-O. 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 167 times by this move order. White won 49%, 8% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 9… d5 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.47 (Stockfish, depth 53; best line 9… d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4)
- ECO
- B76
- Moves
- 17 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 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 34 | |
| 2000+ | 130 | |
| All | 167 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 9… d5 | 95 (57%) | |
| 9… Nxd4 | 28 (17%) | |
| 9… Bd7 | 28 (17%) | |
| 9… a6 | 5 (3%) | |
| 9… Qa5 | 3 (2%) | |
| 9… Re8 | 2 (1%) | |
| 9… Nd7 | 1 (1%) | |
| 9… Be6 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
1,226 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 24%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Dmitry Andreikin (2710) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2810) 0-1 · Titled Tue 21st Apr 2026 · 2026-04-21
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2771) – GM Erigaisi Arjun (2712) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · 2023-09-14
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2771) – GM Erigaisi Arjun (2712) 0-1 · chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · 2023-09-14
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2834) – GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (2640) 1-0 · 80th Tata Steel GpA · 2018-01-21
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2828) – GM Romain Edouard (2643) 1-0 · PRO League Group Stage · 2019-01-08
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
- Shahin_Za_Shiraz (2567) – talentosochess1 (2536) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
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
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.