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Closed Sicilian

Difficulty 1/3White repertoireECO B23–B26

Traditional Line, Nf3 and ...e5 (B23)

Line progress0/17

Take the center before choosing the Closed Sicilian setup. White keeps the game flexible for now.

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Sicilian Alapin VariationDifficulty 1/3

Black repertoire · ECO B22–B50

Sample line with full explanations: Barmen Defense, Central Exchange Tactic.

Sicilian DragonDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO B38–B78

Sample line with full explanations: Accelerated Dragon, Maroczy Bind.

Sicilian NajdorfDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO B90–B99

Sample line with full explanations: Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line.

Sicilian Rossolimo and MoscowDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO B30–B52

Sample line with full explanations: Moscow Variation, Bd7 and c3-d4.

Sicilian with 2...e6Difficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO B40–B80

Sample line with full explanations: Scheveningen Setup.

All lines in this course

ECO B23–B26

Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.

Train this course
  1. Traditional Line, Nf3 and ...e5Sample

    1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4

  2. Grand Prix Attack, ...d6

    1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. O-O e6 7. f5 gxf5 8. d3

  3. Fianchetto Variation, ...Nd4

    1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e6 6. Be3 Nd4 7. Nce2 Nxe2 8. Qxe2 Bxb2 9. Rb1 Bg7 10. Bxc5

  4. Fianchetto, Botvinnik, Edge Variation

    1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e5 7. Nh3 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. f5

  5. Fianchetto, Botvinnik, ...exf4

    1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e5 7. Nh3 Nge7 8. O-O exf4 9. gxf4 f5