Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Scheveningen Variation B84
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nbd7
128 tournament games from this position · White wins 33%, draws 21%, Black wins 46%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f4 | 76 | 36% 20% 45% | 2261 | 2025 |
| a4 | 28 | 36% 32% 32% | 2309 | 2024 |
| Be3 | 15 | 20% 80% | 2159 | 2022 |
| Bg5 | 2 | 100% | 2037 | 2024 |
| Kh1 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1932 | 2021 |
| Nb3 | 2 | 100% | 1951 | 2016 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 1621 | 2023 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2071 | 2019 |
| Re1 | 1 | 100% | 2229 | 2025 |
Top games
| Popov, Iv Rus2632–Smirin, I2663 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid 2013 | 2013 |
| Kravtsiv, M2563–Fedorchuk, S2673 | 0-1 | 18th Oscaro.com Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Lintchevski, D2561–Kovalenko, I2667 | 1-0 | Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 | 2016 |
| Sengupta, D2570–Kamsky, G2637 | 0-1 | Chigorin Memorial 2016 | 2016 |
| Firman, N2535–Fedorchuk, S2639 | 1-0 | 2nd Isthmia Open A | 2012 |
| Alekseenko, K2499–Fedorchuk, S2669 | ½-½ | European Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Predke, A2622–Bocharov, D2533 | 0-1 | Russian Cup Final 2018 | 2018 |
| Zelcic, R2518–Kozul, Z2614 | ½-½ | 24th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2015 | 2015 |
| Ganguly, S2652–Bilguun, Sumiya2479 | 1-0 | 4th Chinggis Invitational | 2018 |
| Dourerassou, J2489–Fedorchuk, S2637 | ½-½ | ch-FRA Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
Sicilian Defense variations
Sicilian DefenseB20Czerniak AttackB20Grob VariationB20Lasker-Dunne AttackB20Mengarini VariationB20Myers Attack, with a4B20Myers Attack, with h4B20Staunton-Cochrane VariationB20Wing GambitB20McDonnell AttackB21Smith-Morra GambitB21Alapin VariationB22Amazon AttackB20Bowdler AttackB20Brick VariationB20Keres VariationB20King David's OpeningB20Kronberger VariationB20ClosedB23Sicilian DefenseB27Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto VariationB20ClosedB23Brussels GambitB27Bücker VariationB27