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Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional

ECO B23 · 25,152 games

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6

Out of 25,152 games from this position: White wins 50%, draws 5%, Black wins 45%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
f46,91327.5%
Nf35,76222.9%
g33,71614.8%
Bb53,36113.4%
Bc42,69110.7%
d31,2424.9%
Nge25802.3%
a33651.5%
b31650.7%
h3730.3%
d4460.2%
a4370.1%

A further 201 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.