Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon
Chess opening · ECO B27 · 4 half-moves
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6
The Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon is reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6. It is White's move in the position shown.
It branches from the Sicilian Defense with 2. Nf3 g6.
How often it is played
The Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon and its variations appeared in 0.23% of games — 6,766 of 3,000,000 rated games sampled from Lichess in September 2026. That makes it number 172 of the openings listed here.
Results
White won 47%, 4.1% were drawn and Black won 49%. These are games between players of every strength and time control, so they say how the opening does in practice rather than how sound it is.
What the engine thinks
Stockfish, at depth 18, evaluates the position at +0.47 — a small edge for White. Positive numbers favour White; see reading the evaluation bar.
Similar openings
The most-played alternatives — what else could have been chosen around the move where this opening begins.
| Opening | Moves | Share of games |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 | 2.1% |
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 | 1.3% |
| Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 | 1.2% |
Main continuations
| Variation | Moves | Share of games |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 | 0.05% |
| Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Pterodactyl | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 Qa5 | 0.00% |
Check your own games
Paste a game, or share one straight from lichess or chess.com, and Chess Analyzer names the opening, marks where the game left known theory and grades every move after it.
Open the analyzer