Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with Nf6

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 Nf6

ECO B30

The Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with Nf6 is a chess opening line in the Sicilian Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 Nf6.

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

The defining move Nf6 is chosen by Black on move 5.

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