Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6

ECO B36

The Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation is a chess opening line in the Sicilian Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6.

It is catalogued under code B36 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move d6 is chosen by Black on move 7.

The Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation is a line of the Sicilian Defense. The Sicilian Defense is a chess opening that begins 1.e4 c5. Read the complete Sicilian Defense guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

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