Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nc3/2...e6

Closed Sicilian
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pp1p1ppp/4p3/2p5/4P3/2N5/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKBNR w
Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6

Closed Sicilian

Statistics

Estimated next move popularity: Nf3 59%, g3 17%, f4 13%, Nge2 8%, Bc4 1%, d3 1%, other moves less than 1.0%.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6

	3
Sicilian, Taimanov	Nf3 Nc6	to 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3
	g3 Nc6
Sicilian, Closed	f4 Nc6

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