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 : 760 games, White ELO av : 1767, Black ELO av : 1792
1-0 : 37.4% , 1/2-1/2 : 21.7% , 0-1 : 40.9%

d6 : 346 games, White ELO av : 1846, Black ELO av : 1867
1-0 : 30.4% , 1/2-1/2 : 31.8% , 0-1 : 37.8%

e6 : 125 games, White ELO av : 1599, Black ELO av : 1595
1-0 : 47.5% , 1/2-1/2 : 11.5% , 0-1 : 41%

a6 : 92 games, White ELO av : 1750, Black ELO av : 1763
1-0 : 42.4% , 1/2-1/2 : 25% , 0-1 : 32.6%

g6 : 43 games, White ELO av : 1679, Black ELO av : 1680
1-0 : 60.5% , 1/2-1/2 : 11.6% , 0-1 : 27.9%

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 : 5 games, White ELO av : 1370, Black ELO av : 1524
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%

h5 : 1 game, White ELO av : 1221, Black ELO av : 2230
1-0 : 0% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 100%

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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