Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marienbad Variation

1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Bb2

ECO B20

The Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marienbad Variation is a chess opening line in the Sicilian Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Bb2.

It is catalogued under code B20 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bb2 is chosen by White on move 5.

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