B23: Sicilian, closed, 2...Nc6

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6

Sicilian, closed, 2...Nc6

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:

49786

Last Played:

Apr 2024

Overall score:

35.3%

27.5%

37.2%

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Played frequently by:

White
Nikola Mitkov	108 games
Herbert Bastian	85 games
Ilmars Starostits	78 games

Black
Miso Cebalo	40 games
Vlastimil Jansa	36 games
Evgeny Sveshnikov	35 games

Possible continuations:

3. g3

21930

32.3 %

29.2 %

38.5 %

3. f4

11944

36.1 %

23.7 %

40.2 %

3. Bb5

5379

44.1 %

28.2 %

27.7 %

3. Nf3

5080

36.7 %

26.8 %

36.5 %

3. Nge2

3523

39.2 %

31.9 %

28.9 %

3. d3

1105

30.9 %

28.1 %

41 %

3. Bc4

693

24.8 %

17 %

58.2 %

3. a3

18.9 %

62.2 %

3. g4

38.2 %

29.4 %

32.4 %

3. b3

76.7 %

3. Be2

26.7 %

60 %

3. d4

75 %

25 %

3. Nd5

50 %

3. h3

100 %

3. Qf3

100 %

3. a4

50 %