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B23 Sicilian, closed, 2...Nc6

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Stored Analysis: +0.18 Depth 43
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Moves List:
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6  
Next Move # of Games Last Played Winnings percentage
White / Draw / Black
Engine Eval.
3. g3  21,927 2024
32.3 % 29.2 % 38.5 %
+0.00 Dpt 40
3. f4  11,942 2024
36.1 % 23.7 % 40.2 %
-0.02 Dpt 40
3. Bb5  5,372 2024
44.2 % 28.2 % 27.7 %
+0.10 Dpt 43
3. Nf3  5,077 2024
36.7 % 26.8 % 36.5 %
+0.33 Dpt 40
3. Nge2  3,521 2024
39.2 % 31.9 % 28.9 %
+0.20 Dpt 40
3. d3  1,105 2024
30.9 % 28.1 % 41 %
-0.12 Dpt 40
3. Bc4  693 2023
24.8 % 17 % 58.2 %
-0.15 Dpt 33
3. a3  37 2023
18.9 % 18.9 % 62.2 %
-0.21 Dpt 30
3. g4  34 2015
38.2 % 29.4 % 32.4 %
-0.59 Dpt 32
3. b3  30 2022
76.7 %
-0.37 Dpt 24
3. Be2  15 2022
26.7 % 60 %
3. d4  4 2004
75 % 25 %
-2.10 Dpt 32
3. h3  2 2023
100 %
3. Nd5  2 1998
50 % 50 %
-0.54 Dpt 25
3. a4  2 1999
50 % 50 %
3. Qf3  2 2017
100 %
3. b4  0-1, Havelka (2143) vs. Jascenko (2125)
3. Nb1  ½-½, Shtembuliak (2352) vs. Alekseev (2679)
3. f3  0-1, Voigt vs. Brandstetter (1202)
3. Nce2  ½-½, Khatanbaatar (2453) vs. Otgonbat
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