Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (2… g6 3. d4)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4
The Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon is a chess opening classified as ECO B27, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move. 3 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 14,552 times by this move order. White won 48%, 5% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 3… cxd4 (86% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.43 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3… cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3)
- ECO
- B27
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2,092 | |
| 1500-1999 | 7,637 | |
| 2000+ | 4,823 | |
| All | 14,552 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… cxd4 | 12,501 (86%) | |
| 3… Bg7 Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl | 1,691 (12%) | |
| 3… b6 | 127 (1%) | |
| 3… e6 | 86 (1%) | |
| 3… d6 | 47 (0%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 35 (0%) | |
| 3… c4 | 23 (0%) | |
| 3… Qb6 | 13 (0%) |
Master games
13,637 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 21%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2839) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2816) 1/2-1/2 · Clutch Chess: Champions · 2025-10-29
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2839) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2816) 1-0 · Clutch Chess: Champions · 2025-10-28
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2833) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2802) 1/2-1/2 · Chessable Masters Winners · 2025-02-21
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2831) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2802) 1/2-1/2 · TechM GCL 2024 · 2024-10-06
- GM Anish Giri (2776) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2847) 1-0 · Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2021-03-13
Search all games of the Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM khubushka2007 (2800) – IM shuriks91 (2778) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Kruciatos (2747) – IM shuriks91 (2806) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Kruciatos (2694) – GM Niksss2023 (2830) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (2. Nf3 g6) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6
Continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Frederico Variation B27 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 f5
- Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl B27 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Bernard Defense B74 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. cxd3 d5
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.