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B23: Sicilian, closed

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3

Sicilian, closed

B23 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 82783
Last Played: May 2026
Overall score:
35.9% 27.3% 36.8%
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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  50668
35.3 % 27.5 % 37.2 %
2... d6  13140
39.4 % 26.4 % 34.3 %
2... e6  12783
34.5 % 28.5 % 37 %
2... a6  3282
33.6 % 24.5 % 41.9 %
2... g6  2528
37 % 26.7 % 36.3 %
2... e5  178
59 % 16.3 % 24.7 %
2... Nf6  127
49.6 % 19.7 % 30.7 %
2... b6  68
45.6 % 16.2 % 38.2 %
2... f5  4
75 % 25 %
2... d5  2
50 % 50 %
2... Qa5  2
50 % 50 %