Closed Sicilian Defense
Free, unlimited analysis for every Closed Sicilian Defense game you play on Chess.com or Lichess. Our opening book holds 859 catalogued positions for this family under ECO B23–B30.
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Named variations of the Closed Sicilian Defense
Our opening book catalogues 14 named variations in this family. Here they all are:
- Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line
- Chameleon Variation
- Fianchetto Variation
- Fianchetto, Botvinnik Defense
- Fianchetto, Botvinnik, Edge Variation
- Fianchetto, Smyslov Variation
- Grand Prix Attack
- Grand Prix Variation
- Grand Prix, Schofman Variation
- Grob Attack
- Korchnoi Defense
- Portland Attack
- Traditional Line
- Traditional, Fianchetto, Botvinnik Defense
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