ECO B23

Sicilian Defense: Closed, Korchnoi Defense

Sicilian Defense: Closed, Korchnoi Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO B23. Its defining line here is 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5.

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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5

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Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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