Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5

ECO B30

The Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation is a chess opening line in the Sicilian Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5.

It is catalogued under code B30 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move e5 is chosen by Black on move 3.

3 named continuations branch from this position, including the Kharlov-Kramnik Line and the with Nf6.

Named variations

• Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line — ECO B30
• Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with Nf6 — ECO B30
• Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with d6 — ECO B30

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