FICGS - Wikichess - Article 7

Closed sicilian is a strategical opening that often leads to a slow white kingside attack. Black usually fights for counterplay on the queenside. Much less played than the main line 2.Nf3, this opening is a good alternative against sicilian experts.

According to Chessbase, white chances are about 53%

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Contributors : Thibault de Vassal

[ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Closed"]

Nc6 : 650 games, White ELO av : 1727, Black ELO av : 1755
1-0 : 38.3% , 1/2-1/2 : 18% , 0-1 : 43.7%

d6 : 292 games, White ELO av : 1799, Black ELO av : 1811
1-0 : 33.2% , 1/2-1/2 : 26.3% , 0-1 : 40.5%

e6 : 113 games, White ELO av : 1556, Black ELO av : 1546
1-0 : 49.6% , 1/2-1/2 : 10.6% , 0-1 : 39.8%

a6 : 77 games, White ELO av : 1675, Black ELO av : 1690
1-0 : 45.3% , 1/2-1/2 : 22.7% , 0-1 : 32%

g6 : 38 games, White ELO av : 1629, Black ELO av : 1647
1-0 : 58.3% , 1/2-1/2 : 8.3% , 0-1 : 33.3%

e5 : 14 games, White ELO av : 1378, Black ELO av : 1406
1-0 : 57.1% , 1/2-1/2 : 7.1% , 0-1 : 35.7%

Nf6 : 4 games, White ELO av : 1281, Black ELO av : 1464
1-0 : 0% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 100%

b6 : 1 game, White ELO av : 1286, Black ELO av : 1305
1-0 : 0% , 1/2-1/2 : 100% , 0-1 : 0%

h6 : 1 game, White ELO av : 2091, Black ELO av : 1920
1-0 : 100% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 0%

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