Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Closed › Traditional › Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation › Sicilian Defense: Closed › Sicilian Defense: Closed
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Closed B23
- Traditional B23
- Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation B24
- Sicilian Defense: Closed B24
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Sicilian Defense: Closed
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Closed is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B24.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7, after 8 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: Closed, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
2 named variations grow from this line, including Sicilian Defense: Closed, Smyslov Variation.
In total, the branch covers 7 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- B24
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 8
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense: Closed
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 7
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Statistics from Lichess
1,315,772 games · White 49.4% / Draw 6.1% / Black 44.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d3 | 776,124 | |
| Nge2 | 414,233 | |
| f4 | 80,202 | |
| Nf3 | 21,083 | |
| Nh3 | 9,679 | |
| h3 | 4,928 | |
| b3 | 2,718 | |
| h4 | 2,415 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:47:48
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