Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Delayed Keres Attack B90
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4
395 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 25%, Black wins 32%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h6 | 140 | 39% 29% 31% | 2307 | 2026 |
| e5 | 135 | 35% 25% 40% | 2317 | 2026 |
| b5 | 53 | 64% 17% 19% | 2229 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 22 | 50% 18% 32% | 2050 | 2024 |
| d5 | 14 | 43% 36% 21% | 2250 | 2025 |
| h5 | 12 | 42% 17% 42% | 2172 | 2023 |
| Nc6 | 10 | 50% 30% 20% | 2278 | 2025 |
| Qc7 | 5 | 80% 20% | 2061 | 2019 |
| Nfd7 | 3 | 100% | 2255 | 2024 |
| g6 | 1 | 100% | 1777 | 2020 |
Top games
| Grischuk, A2736–Yu Yangyi2735 | ½-½ | Global Chess League Final | 2023 |
| Kobalia, M2677–Inarkiev, E2707 | ½-½ | Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 | 2012 |
| Kramnik, V2753–Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2612 | 1-0 | Clash of Blames 2024 | 2024 |
| Mamedov, Rau2649–Korobov, A2705 | ½-½ | 14th Euro Indiv 2013 | 2013 |
| Hou Yifan2683–Negi, P2664 | 0-1 | Showdown Rapid 2 2015 | 2015 |
| Safarli, E2623–Inarkiev, E2707 | ½-½ | Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 | 2012 |
| Safarli, E2620–Sasikiran, K2707 | ½-½ | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |
| Hou Yifan2673–Van Wely, L2640 | 0-1 | 78th Tata Steel GpA | 2016 |
| Safarli, E2649–Artemiev, V2650 | ½-½ | TCh-TUR Super League 2014 | 2014 |
| Lenic, L2650–Ragger, M2644 | ½-½ | TCh-AUT 2017-18 | 2018 |
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