B23: Sicilian, chameleon variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2

Sicilian, chameleon variation

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:

4397

Last Played:

Sep 2026

Overall score:

38.9%

32.2%

29%

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Played frequently by:

White
Djordjije Kontic	43 games
Andrew E Soltis	33 games
Giancarlo Franzoni	29 games

Black
Evgeny Sveshnikov	13 games
Igor Miladinovic	8 games
Alexander Moiseenko	8 games

Possible continuations:

3... g6

1328

38.9 %

29.4 %

31.8 %

3... d6

920

35.5 %

34.7 %

29.8 %

3... Nf6

843

42 %

28.9 %

29.1 %

3... e6

784

36.9 %

35.5 %

27.7 %

3... e5

399

46.6 %

34.1 %

19.3 %

3... Nd4

32.3 %

38.5 %

29.2 %

3... a6

18.2 %

40.9 %