Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation
ECO: B54Semi-Open Games1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
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About the Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation
The Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation is a line of the Sicilian Defense, catalogued under ECO code B54 in the Semi-Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Sicilian Defense has 391 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
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Other lines of the Sicilian Defense
- Sicilian DefenseB27 · 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin VariationB22 · 1.e4 c5 2.c3
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon AttackB20 · 1.e4 c5 2.Qg4
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler AttackB20 · 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4
- Sicilian Defense: Brick VariationB20 · 1.e4 c5 2.Nh3
- Sicilian Defense: ClosedB23 · 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak AttackB20 · 1.e4 c5 2.b3
- Sicilian Defense: Grob VariationB20 · 1.e4 c5 2.g4