B23 - Sicilian: Closed (2.Nc3)

Variation: Sicilian: Closed (2.Nc3)

Initial Move: White avoids opening the center and focuses on a slow kingside buildup. It is a strategic system where understanding of pawn structures is more vital than tactical memorization. Learn this opening step by step

Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
2025.06.24
GM Adhiban, Baskaran (2550)
GM Sharapov, Yevhen (2375)
Result 1-0
Opening B23
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Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
2025.06.24
GM Al-Mudahka, Mohd (2542)
GM Korobov, Anton (2608)
Result 0-1
Opening B23
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Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
2025.06.24
IM Nugumanov, Bakhtiyar (2290)
FM Dubnevych, Maksym (2350)
Result 1-0
Opening B23
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Titled Tue 20th May Early
2025.05.20
GM Kravtsiv, Martyn (2598)
GM Mishra, Abhimanyu (2638)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B23
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Titled Tue 20th May Early
2025.05.20
GM Kravtsiv, Martyn (2598)
GM Xiong, Jeffery (2656)
Result 1-0
Opening B23
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Titled Tue 20th May Early
2025.05.20
FM Moosavifar, Seyed Abolfazl (2414)
FM Karvatskyi, Oleksii (2304)
Result 1-0
Opening B23
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Titled Tue 20th May Early
2025.05.20
IM Iljin, Timofey (2213)
IM Sklokin, Sergey (2440)
Result 0-1
Opening B23
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Titled Tue 20th May Early
2025.05.20
IM Masague Artero, Guerau (2399)
IM Nguyen, Quoc Hy (2422)
Result 0-1
Opening B23
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Titled Tue 17th Jun Late
2025.06.17
GM Maghsoodloo, Parham (2706)
GM Kramnik, Vladimir (2753)
Result 0-1
Opening B23
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Titled Tue 17th Jun Late
2025.06.17
GM Kravtsiv, Martyn (2598)
GM Muradli, Mahammad (2617)
Result 0-1
Opening B23
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