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

GRENKE Chess Open
2024.04.01
GM Chigaev, Maksim (2629)
GM Horvath, Dominik (2560)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B23
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Grenke Chess Open 2024
2024.03.31
IM Knuedel, Torben (2351)
IM Vanczak, Tamas (2400)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B23
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Grenke Chess Open 2024
2024.03.30
IM Knuedel, Torben (2351)
IM Dann, Matthias (2436)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B23
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Grenke Chess Open 2024
2024.03.30
IM Sowinski, Pawel (2473)
GM Meshkovs, Nikita (2535)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B23
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Round 6: Lagarde, Maxime - Cukrowski, Filip
GM Lagarde, Maxime (2593)
IM Cukrowski, Filip (2387)
Result 1-0
Opening B23
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Round 4: Lagarde, Maxime - Dudin, Gleb
GM Lagarde, Maxime (2593)
GM Dudin, Gleb (2560)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B23
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Round 5: Motylev, Alexander - Magold, Filip
2024.03.24
GM Motylev, Alexander (2547)
IM Magold, Filip (2494)
Result 1-0
Opening B23
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Round 4: Pyrih, Roman - Dudin, Gleb
IM Pyrih, Roman (2390)
GM Dudin, Gleb (2560)
Result 0-1
Opening B23
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GM Dmitrii Svetushkin Cup 2025
2025.08.13
IM Radovanovic, Nikola (2407)
GM Schitco, Ivan (2498)
Result 0-1
Opening B23
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Round 6: Poltorak, Sebastian - Dardha, Daniel
2025.11.13
IM Poltorak, Sebastian (2395)
GM Dardha, Daniel (2608)
Result 0-1
Opening B23
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