B23: Sicilian, closed

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3

Sicilian, closed

B23 Sub-variants:

Sicilian, closed
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3

Sicilian, closed, Korchnoi variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5

Sicilian, closed, 2...Nc6
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6

Sicilian, chameleon variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2

Sicilian, Grand Prix attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4

Sicilian, Grand Prix attack, Schofman variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. f5

Overview

Games on Database:

82093

Last Played:

Jul 2025

Overall score:

35.9%

27.3%

36.9%

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Played frequently by:

White
Nikola Mitkov	210 games
Ilmars Starostits	130 games
Herbert Bastian	118 games

Black
Loek Van Wely	71 games
Boris Gelfand	53 games
Ognjen Cvitan	49 games

Possible continuations:

2... Nc6

50324

35.3 %

27.5 %

37.2 %

2... d6

12976

39.4 %

26.3 %

34.3 %

2... e6

12690

34.5 %

28.4 %

37.1 %

2... a6

3210

33.7 %

24.3 %

42 %

2... g6

2511

37 %

26.7 %

36.3 %

2... e5

178

59 %

16.3 %

24.7 %

2... Nf6

127

49.6 %

19.7 %

30.7 %

2... b6

45.6 %

16.2 %

38.2 %

2... f5

75 %

25 %

2... Qa5

50 %

2... d5

50 %