Sicilian Defense: Closed
ECO B23 · 13,117 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| f4 | 3,802 | 29.0% | | |
| Nf3 | 3,442 | 26.2% | | |
| g3 | 2,060 | 15.7% | | Sicilian Defense: Closed B23 |
| Bc4 | 1,390 | 10.6% | | |
| d3 | 664 | 5.1% | | |
| d4 | 584 | 4.5% | | |
| Nge2 | 577 | 4.4% | | |
| a3 | 152 | 1.2% | | |
| b3 | 72 | 0.5% | | |
| Bb5 | 59 | 0.4% | | |
| e5 | 48 | 0.4% | | |
| a4 | 33 | 0.3% | | |
A further 234 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
ClosedB23… 3. g32,060Closed, Korchnoi DefenseB23… 3. g3 d5504ClosedB23…54,830Closed, TraditionalB23… 2... Nc625,152Grand Prix AttackB23… 2... Nc6 3. f47,196Closed, Fianchetto VariationB24… 2... Nc6 3. g33,701ClosedB24… 2... Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg72,024ClosedB24… 2... Nc6 3. g3 g61,825Closed, Chameleon VariationB23… 2... Nc6 3. Nge2805ClosedB25… 2... Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6688
All 239 lines in the family
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.