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Dragon Variation

chess opening, variation of the Sicilian Defence; 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
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Dragon Variation

Summary

Dragon Variation is a chess opening[1]. It draws 271 Wikipedia views per month (chess_opening category, ranking #25 of 129).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dragon Variation is credited with the discovery of Louis Paulsen[3].
  • Dragon Variation's instance of is recorded as chess opening[4].
  • Draco is named after Dragon Variation[5].
  • Dragon Variation's GND ID is recorded as 4128918-3[6].
  • Dragon Variation's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2001008185[7].
  • Dragon Variation's subclass of is recorded as Sicilian Defence[8].
  • Dragon Variation's part of is recorded as chess terminology[9].
  • Dragon Variation's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1880-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Dragon Variation's sport is recorded as chess[11].
  • Dragon Variation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/093rt0[12].
  • Dragon Variation's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX5411525[13].
  • Dragon Variation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chess.stackexchange.com/tags/sicilian-dragon[14].
  • Dragon Variation's FAST ID is recorded as 897381[15].
  • Dragon Variation's Portable Game Notation is recorded as e4 c5[16].
  • Dragon Variation's Portable Game Notation is recorded as Nf3 d6[17].
  • Dragon Variation's Portable Game Notation is recorded as d4 cxd4[18].
  • Dragon Variation's Portable Game Notation is recorded as Nxd4 Nf6[19].
  • Dragon Variation's Portable Game Notation is recorded as Nc3 g6[20].
  • Dragon Variation's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007551844405171[21].
  • Dragon Variation's ECO code is recorded as B70–B79[22].

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Works and Contributions

Dragon Variation is credited with the discovery of Louis Paulsen[3].

Why It Matters

Dragon Variation draws 271 Wikipedia views per month (chess_opening category, ranking #25 of 129).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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