Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nc3/2...d6

Closed Sicilian
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/3p4/2p5/4P3/2N5/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKBNR w
Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6

Closed Sicilian

2...d6

This move is a perfectly reasonable move, often favored by Najdorf players to avoid some move-order tricks like 2...Nc6 3.Nf3 when White firmly avoids the Najdorf, but has the downside that ...d5 would cost a tempo since Black has already played ...d6.

Estimated next move popularity: Nf3 32%, f4 29%, g3 17%, Nge2 16%, Bb5+ 2%, d4 2%, Bc4 1%, d3 1%, other moves less than 0.5%.

Theory table

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1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6

	3
Sicilian	Nf3 Nc6	to 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3
Sicilian, Closed	f4 Nc6
Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3	g3 Nc6

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.