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Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Closed › Traditional
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B23

Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional 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.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6, after 4 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Closed, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

It branches into 5 notable variations — Sicilian Defense: Closed, Chameleon Variation, Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation, Sicilian Defense: Closed, Grob Attack, and others.

In total, the branch covers 15 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
B23
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
4
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Closed
Direct variations
5
Total in subtree
15

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Variations (5)

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Sister lines that share the same parent Sicilian Defense: Closed:

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