Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation B85
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 d6 9. f4
155 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 35%, Black wins 19%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 129 | 45% 37% 18% | 2311 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 20 | 45% 25% 30% | 2275 | 2025 |
| Nxd4 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2233 | 2025 |
| b5 | 1 | 100% | 1964 | 2012 |
Top games
| Efimenko, Z2689–Movsesian, S2699 | 1-0 | St Petersburg Rapid Cup 2012 | 2012 |
| Alekseenko, K2704–Smirin, I2607 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Hou Yifan2628–Martirosyan, Haik M.2675 | 1-0 | Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Tomczak, J2560–Eljanov, P2719 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2014-15 | 2015 |
| Fedoseev, Vl32674–Jumabayev, R2572 | ½-½ | Aeroflot Open A 2015 | 2015 |
| Ma Qun2645–Gareev, T2592 | ½-½ | Japfa IGM 2018 | 2018 |
| Guliyev, N2559–Schlosser, P2602 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2013-14 | 2014 |
| Ivic, Velimir2487–Parligras, M2657 | ½-½ | 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 | 2019 |
| Azarov, S2577–Antipov, M22557 | ½-½ | 20th Corsica Masters Open | 2016 |
| Miron, L2511–Oleksienko, M2618 | ½-½ | 2nd Ordu Open 2016 | 2016 |
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