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 7. O-O Qc7
443 tournament games from this position · White wins 32%, draws 27%, Black wins 41%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f4 | 230 | 41% 28% 31% | 2297 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 99 | 14% 28% 58% | 2121 | 2026 |
| a4 | 80 | 34% 25% 41% | 2270 | 2025 |
| Kh1 | 25 | 24% 64% | 2106 | 2025 |
| Bg5 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2024 | 2023 |
| Qd3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2158 | 2021 |
| Bf3 | 1 | 100% | 2086 | 2016 |
| Bd3 | 1 | 100% | 2001 | 2015 |
Top games
| Adhiban, Baskaran2671–Van Wely, L2674 | 0-1 | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2016 | 2016 |
| Popov, Iv Rus2609–Nepomniachtchi, I2716 | ½-½ | 65th ch-RUS HL | 2012 |
| Berg, E2561–Van Wely, L2689 | ½-½ | 21st Sigeman & Co | 2013 |
| Geller, J2545–Volokitin, And2702 | 1-0 | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Smirnov, P2641–Bocharov, D2602 | 0-1 | 9th Ugra Governor's Cup | 2013 |
| Kravtsiv, M2563–Hou Yifan2673 | 0-1 | Corsican Circuit Final 2014 | 2014 |
| Azarov, S2577–Hou Yifan2649 | 0-1 | Corsican Circuit Final | 2016 |
| Fedorchuk, S2638–David, Alb2579 | ½-½ | TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 | 2014 |
| Oparin, G2526–Van Wely, L2684 | ½-½ | Latvian Railway Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Kovalev, Vl2554–Van Wely, L2654 | 0-1 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
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