Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation
1. e4 c5 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 h5
The Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B20, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 h5. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: +0.20 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 5. d3 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. h3 g6)
- ECO
- B20
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 h5
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Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Staunton-Cochrane Variation 1. e4 c5 2. c4
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
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- 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: Grob Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: King David's Opening B20
- Sicilian Defense: Kronberger Variation 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.