Openings/Sicilian Defense

Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional B23

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6

19,140 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 24%, Black wins 39%

Analyse

Moves

19,140 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
Bb56,158
44%
25%
31%
2204
g35,321
30%
25%
45%
2096
f43,973
33%
21%
46%
2071
Nf31,721
40%
27%
34%
2245
Nge21,433
42%
28%
29%
2263
d3273
27%
25%
48%
2032
Bc4185
29%
16%
55%
2006
g435
26%
34%
40%
2071
a321
24%
67%
2125
b39
44%
22%
33%
2178
a44
100%
2014
Nd51
100%
2274
Be21
100%
2253
Qf31
100%
2316
h31
100%
2612
b41
100%
2134
d41
100%
2039
Nb11
100%
2515

Top games

Carlsen, M2877–Vachier Lagrave, M2768½-½2014
Carlsen, M2864–Vachier Lagrave, M27601-02022
Caruana, F2808–Vachier Lagrave, M27961-02017
Carlsen, M2864–Topalov, V2728½-½2022
So, W2752–Carlsen, M28301-02023
Caruana, F2799–Grischuk, A2782½-½2017
Nakamura, Hi2802–Firouzja, Alireza27671-02024
Andreikin, D2719–Carlsen, M2835½-½2018
Svidler, P2714–Caruana, F28200-12021
Nepomniachtchi, I2714–Grischuk, A28101-02014

Sicilian Defense variations

Sicilian DefenseB20Czerniak AttackB20Grob VariationB20Lasker-Dunne AttackB20Mengarini VariationB20Myers Attack, with a4B20Myers Attack, with h4B20Staunton-Cochrane VariationB20Wing GambitB20McDonnell AttackB21Smith-Morra GambitB21Alapin VariationB22Amazon AttackB20Bowdler AttackB20Brick VariationB20Keres VariationB20King David's OpeningB20Kronberger VariationB20ClosedB23Sicilian DefenseB27Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto VariationB20ClosedB23Brussels GambitB27Bücker VariationB27