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Closed Sicilian
You play White · 12 variations
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10 positions: find the next theory move in each. No take-backs, no hints.
Main variations · 7
- Closed, Botvinnik Defense, Edge VariationB251. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e5 7. Nh3 Nge77 moves
- Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with Nge2B251. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 e56 moves
- Closed, Smyslov VariationB241. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e6 6. Be3 Nd4 7. Nce27 moves
- Closed, Chameleon VariationB231. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge23 moves
- Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik LineB301. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg56 moves
- Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with Nf6B301. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf65 moves
- Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov VariationB301. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e53 moves
Other variations · 5
- ClosedB261. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be36 moves
- Closed, Carlsen VariationB231. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd25 moves
- Closed, Portland AttackB231. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d3 g6 4. g44 moves
- Closed, Korchnoi DefenseB231. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d53 moves
- Closed, Grob AttackB231. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g43 moves