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The
Sicilian defence
, usually called just
the Sicilian
, is a
chess
opening
, which starts with these moves:
In competitive chess, it is by far the most frequently played reply to the King's Pawn opening (1.e4).
The open Sicilian
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- Open variations 1e4 c5 2Nf3 followed by 3d4. A typical line is
- 1.e4 c5
- 2.Nf3 d6
- 3.d4 cxd4
- 4.Nxd4 Nf6
- 5.Nc3
Now Black decides where to put his KB: on e7 or g7; his QN will probably go to c6.
The closed Sicilian
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- Closed variations 1e4 c5 2Nc3 not followed by d4. A typical line is
- 1.e4 c5
- 2.Nc3 Nc6
- 3.f4 d6
- 4.Nf3 g6
- 5.Bb5 Bg7
- 6.d3
Instead of 3.f4, a slower game with 3.g3 followed by Bg2 and d3 could be chosen by White.
- ECO code B20?B99. ECO is the
Encyclopaedia of chess openings
.
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