what is the name of this Sicilian variation
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I have recently been doing very well with e4 c5 nf3 d6 but i cant seem to find a name for it and im not sure if there are any high level games played with this that i can look at... i should also note that i usually see responses like bc4 which leads to me responding with moves like nf6
Apr 16, 2026
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#2
Its not a named opening but it usually continues into a few different variations, most noteably the Najdorf and Dragon sicilians, as well as the scheveningen. I think it can technically transpose to the sveshnikov and kalashnikov, but it would be an unusual move order.
Apr 16, 2026
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Contrary to Chess.com's labeling, which large portions of it are wrong, not every move has a name.
Case in point. 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 is known as the French Defense because the French team in 1834 came up with the idea in a match against the Brits.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf6 and all 3 main moves, 2...d6, 2...Nc6, and 2...e6, are still just simply the Sicilian Defense. The variation is not yet determined. It is completely ridiculous that the lunatic that built chess.com labeled 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 as the "French Variation". The French has nothing to do with this. They are not the lunatics that ever came up with a stupid move like 1...c5. They never played ...c5 until either the center was locked and all pressure was removed from d5, or if White decided to impede all of his development with a dumb move like 3.Nd2. The knight is passive. It blocks the Bishop. And in turn, the Bishop blocks the rook. Play ...c5 and blow up the center! But otherwise, the creators of the French Defense were too intelligent to play a horrendous move like 1...c5??