Sicilian Closed

In the opening book this is the Sicilian Defense: Closed.

The book line for Sicilian Defense: Closed is e4, c5, Nc3. This page collects the 26 named lines under that variation.

26 named lines · ECO B23, B24, B25, B26, B30 · 12,978 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Sicilian Defense: Closed

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  1. e4
  2. c5
  3. Nc3

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from c7 to c5.
  3. White knight moves from b1 to c3.

Named lines

  • Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 d5
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb5
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 a6 4. g3
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Carlsen Variation (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd2
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Chameleon Variation (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Grob Attack (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g4
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Korchnoi Defense (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Portland Attack (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d3 g6 4. g4
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed (B24) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed (B24) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation (B24) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Smyslov Variation (B24) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e6 6. Be3 Nd4 7. Nce2
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed (B25) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed (B25) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, Edge Variation (B25) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e5 7. Nh3 Nge7
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with Nge2 (B25) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 e5
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with f4 (B25) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e5
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed (B26) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation (B30) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line (B30) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with Nf6 (B30) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with d6 (B30) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6

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