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. Kh1 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4
43 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 21%, Black wins 44%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 35 | 34% 23% 43% | 2262 | 2024 |
| Bd7 | 7 | 29% 14% 57% | 2208 | 2022 |
| Nxd4 | 1 | 100% | 1948 | 2018 |
Top games
| Cubas, Jo2461–Leitao, R2620 | 0-1 | Brazil Telecom Sesc Open | 2017 |
| Sokolov, And12461–Santos Ruiz, Miguel2601 | 1-0 | TCh-SUI 2024 | 2024 |
| Quesada Perez, Ya2582–Fernandez Cardoso, A2441 | 0-1 | 31st Carlos Torre Mem | 2019 |
| Slizhevsky, A2428–Khanin, S2514 | 0-1 | Lozovatsky Mem A 2019 | 2019 |
| Kantans, T2486–Volodin, Alek2457 | 0-1 | TCh-FIN 2024-25 | 2024 |
| Solovjov, S2381–Sivuk, V2517 | 1-0 | Chigorin Memorial | 2013 |
| Plenca, J2349–Jovanic, O2535 | ½-½ | 22nd TCh-CRO Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Corallo, M2290–Ghaem Maghami, E2550 | 0-1 | 9th Philadelphia Open | 2015 |
| Onischuk, V2574–Isaev, Y2238 | 1-0 | Dvorkovich Mem 2013 | 2013 |
| Umetsubo, C2370–Molina, Rob2436 | 0-1 | 3rd Floripa Masters 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