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Sicilian Defense: Closed, Carlsen Variation

ECO B23 · 216 games

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd2

Out of 216 games from this position: White wins 56%, draws 4%, Black wins 40%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nf611553.2%
g66831.5%

A further 33 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.