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Closed Sicilian




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Opening name: Closed Sicilian
Opening line: 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6
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Winning percentages

White: 2226 (31.67%)
Black: 1955 (27.81%)
Draws: 2848 (40.52%)



Engine Evaluation

Depth: 44
Score: +0.24
Best Move: Nge2
PV Line: 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 e5 4. Nd5 Nf6 5. Nec3 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Be7 7. Bc4 O-O

Historical games for Closed Sicilian

GameResultYear
Carlsen, M. (2855) vs Giri, A. (2782)0-12016
Carlsen, Magnus (2815) vs Anand, Viswanathan (2817)0-12011
Carlsen, M. (2864) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2760)1/2-1/22022
Caruana, F. (2807) vs Kasparov, G. (2812)0-12017
Carlsen, M. (2855) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2763)0-12021
Carlsen, M. (2855) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2763)1-02021
Carlsen, M. (2877) vs Wojtaszek, R. (2735)1-02014
Carlsen, M. (2837) vs Ding Liren (2774)0-12017
Carlsen, M.. (2847) vs Vachier Lagrave, M.. (2760)0-12021
Caruana, F. (2816) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2789)0-12018
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