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B7426 plies · white to move

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Bernard Defense

The Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Bernard Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code B74 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 13 moves: 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. The resulting position leaves white to move.

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White k
White r
White q
White r
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
3
White b
White p
White n
White n
4
White p
5
White p
Black p
Black n
6
Black p
Black n
7
Black p
Black b
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
8h
g
Black k
f
Black r
e
d
Black q
c
b
a
Black r

Resulting Position