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Sicilian Defense: Closed

ECO B23 · 54,830 games

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3

Out of 54,830 games from this position: White wins 50%, draws 5%, Black wins 45%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nc625,15245.9%
e612,00621.9%
d610,74719.6%
g63,3936.2%
a62,5304.6%
e54480.8%
Nf62710.5%
b61410.3%
d5360.1%
h6150.0%

A further 91 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.