Openings/Sicilian Defense

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation B84

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6

2,452 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 26%, Black wins 39%

Analyse

Moves

2,452 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
O-O1,384
34%
28%
39%
2219
Be3566
33%
25%
42%
2163
f4196
47%
26%
27%
2308
a4194
34%
24%
43%
2204
g474
36%
26%
38%
2220
Bg527
15%
74%
1997
Bf35
40%
60%
1880
Qd32
100%
2060
f31
100%
1814
a31
100%
2365
h41
100%
2059
Rg11
100%
2322

Top games

Nakamura, Hi2775–Topalov, V2793½-½2013
Nepomniachtchi, I2751–Kasparov, G2812½-½2017
Esipenko, Andrey2677–Carlsen, M28621-02021
Caruana, F2820–Svidler, P2714½-½2021
Dominguez Perez, L2738–Caruana, F2784½-½2025
Anand, V2783–Navara, D2737½-½2017
Vachier Lagrave, M2734–Firouzja, Alireza27620-12025
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan2708–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2780½-½2026
Anand, V2771–Artemiev, V2706½-½2018
Wei Yi2740–Ivanchuk, V2732½-½2017

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