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B24 Sicilian Defense: Closed8a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h
1.e4 c5 2.♘c3 ♘c6 3.g3 g6

B24 is the opening Sicilian Defense: Closed of the volume B · Semi-open games: 6 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 4 variations in the ECO table.

What the games say

1,604 games in the collections, from 1864 to 2022. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2370.

White wins 30 %, draws 30 %, Black wins 41 %

Most games: Murey, Jacob (53), Keskinen, Sauli (19), Westerinen, Heikki MJ (16), Klinger, Josef (14), Rogulj, Branko (12)

All 4 variations

  1. Sicilian Defense: Closed 1.e4 c5 2.♘c3 ♘c6 3.g3 g6
  2. Sicilian Defense: Closed 1.e4 c5 2.♘c3 ♘c6 3.g3 g6 4.♗g2 ♗g7
  3. Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation 1.e4 c5 2.♘c3 ♘c6 3.g3
  4. Sicilian Defense: Closed, Smyslov Variation 1.e4 c5 2.♘c3 ♘c6 3.g3 g6 4.♗g2 ♗g7 5.d3 e6 6.♗e3 ♘d4 7.♘ce2