Names of Sicilian openings in 3+ plies

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Yigor

It will be ordered by popularity in master games. settings.png I'll start with 3 plies. peshka.png

  • 2. Nf3 Open Sicilian
  • 2. Nc3 Closed Sicilian
  • 2. c3 Alapin Variation
  • 2. d4 Smith-Morra Gambit
  • 2. d3 [?]
  • 2. b3 Snyder Variation
  • 2. f4 McDonnell / Gran Prix Attack
  • 2. Ne2 Keres Variation
  • 2. c4 Staunton-Cochrane Variation
  • 2. g3 Lasker-Dunne Attack
  • 2. b4 Wing Gambit
  • 2. a3 Mengarini Variation
  • 2. Bc4 Bowdler Attack
  • 2. Be2 Slow Variation
  • 2. Na3 Kronberger Variation
  • 2. Qe2 [?]
  • 2. Qh5 Sicilian: Wayward Queen Attack*
  • 2. a4 (Queenside*) Myers Attack
  • 2. e5 Advance Variation*
  • 2. Nh3 Brick Variation
  • 2. h4 (Kingside*) Myers Attack

* = unofficial name

Names of Open Sicilian 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 openings in 4 plies:

  • 2...d6 Modern Sicilian
  • 2...Nc6 Old Sicilian
  • 2...e6 French Variation
  • 2...g6 Hyperaccelerated Dragon
  • 2...a6 O'Kelly Variation
  • 2...Nf6 Nimzo Variation
  • 2...b6  Katalimov Variation
  • 2...Qc7 Quinteros Variation
  • 2...Qa5 Mongoose Variation
  • 2...h6  Bücker Variation
Yigor

Wing Gambit:

 

 

SeniorPatzer

Thanks for the compilation.  

Ilampozhil25

qh5 could be called

sicilian: wayward queen attack

Moonwarrior_1

Noce

Yigor
SeniorPatzer wrote:

Thanks for the compilation.  

 

The pleasure is mine! wink.png

Ilampozhil25

add * to 2.Qh5

Yigor
Ilampozhil25 wrote:

add * to 2.Qh5

 

Done. settings.pngpeshka.png

Ilampozhil25

d3....

kia variation*

Ilampozhil25

qe2...

i think someone had a system against sicilian with e4 qe2 d3 h3 g4 bg2 or smth

Ilampozhil25

or with 2...e6 it transposes to the chigorin french (2.qe2)

 

Yigor
Ilampozhil25 wrote:

d3....

kia variation*

 

Hmm... I don't know... maybe someone else could give his/her opinion. wink.png

Yigor

I've added names of Open Sicilian 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 openings in 4 plies. settings.pngpeshka.png

krazeechess

hyper accelerated dragon

Sponglewang5000
Cheers for this list! Exactly what I was looking for.
Thunder7

I play the mengarini this is a legit line in it

Thunder7

U mean this line