ECO B24: Sicilian Defense
ECO B24 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 4 named lines under it.
The shortest is Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation:
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3.
That position has come up in 2,435,912 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 51.5%, 5.6% were drawn and Black won 42.9%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 |
5 |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 |
6 |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 |
8 |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Smyslov Variation | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e6 6. Be3 Nd4 7. Nce2 |
13 |