Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation B80
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6
4,636 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 25%, Black wins 34%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g4 | 1,636 | 49% 26% 25% | 2266 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 1,038 | 42% 22% 36% | 2208 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 965 | 33% 28% 39% | 2193 | 2026 |
| g3 | 252 | 36% 30% 34% | 2243 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 236 | 30% 22% 48% | 2094 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 190 | 36% 15% 49% | 2152 | 2026 |
| f4 | 138 | 48% 22% 30% | 2242 | 2024 |
| Bd3 | 83 | 36% 29% 35% | 2126 | 2026 |
| f3 | 28 | 25% 18% 57% | 2002 | 2026 |
| h3 | 26 | 31% 15% 54% | 2170 | 2024 |
| Bb5+ | 17 | 88% | 2020 | 2025 |
| Nb3 | 6 | 67% 33% | 2090 | 2025 |
| Qd3 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2307 | 2026 |
| a4 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2169 | 2024 |
| Rg1 | 3 | 100% | 2225 | 2026 |
| a3 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2172 | 2025 |
| Qf3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2296 | 2019 |
| h4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2259 | 2022 |
| Nf3 | 1 | 100% | 1475 | 2019 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2756–Grischuk, A2783 | ½-½ | SportAccord Basque Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Morozevich, A2760–Nakamura, Hi2775 | ½-½ | Makedonia Palace GP | 2013 |
| Carlsen, M2840–Van Wely, L2695 | 1-0 | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2763–Duda, J2738 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2753–Duda, J2738 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Radjabov, T2738–Svidler, P2727 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Shankland, S2727–Duda, J2737 | 1-0 | 9th Hainan Danzhou GM | 2018 |
| Kasimdzhanov, R2704–Svidler, P2727 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Bacrot, E2697–Ivanchuk, V2726 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2687–Yu Yangyi2736 | ½-½ | Belt and Road Hunan Op A | 2019 |
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