Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Closed › Traditional › Sicilian Defense: Closed, Grob Attack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Closed B23
- Traditional B23
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Sicilian Defense: Closed, Grob Attack
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Grob Attack is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B23.
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.
It begins with 5 plies and takes 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g4 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B23
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
21,790 games · White 50.7% / Draw 4.9% / Black 44.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d6 | 7,575 | |
| g6 | 5,215 | |
| e6 | 4,731 | |
| e5 | 2,103 | |
| h5 | 690 | |
| a6 | 481 | |
| Nf6 | 360 | |
| h6 | 205 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:07:47
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