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B7217 plies · black to move

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Grigoriev Variation

The Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Grigoriev Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code B72 in the Semi-Open Games family, where Black responds to 1.e4 with something other than 1...e5, including the Sicilian Defense, Caro-Kann, and Pirc. It is reached after 9 moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black b
Black q
Black r
Black k
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black b
Black p
6
Black n
Black p
Black n
Black p
5
4
White n
White p
3
White n
White b
2
White p
White p
White p
White q
White b
White p
White p
White p
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b
c
White k
d
White r
e
f
g
h
White r

Resulting Position