Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 b5

ECO B43

The Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack is a chess opening line in the Sicilian Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 b5.

It is catalogued under code B43 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move b5 is chosen by Black on move 5.

3 named continuations branch from this position, including the Fianchetto Variation and the Christiansen's Dream.

The Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack 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.

Named variations

• Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Fianchetto Variation — ECO B40
• Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Christiansen's Dream — ECO B43
• Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Spraggett Attack — ECO B43

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