Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with f3 B90
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3
1,961 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 20%, Black wins 40%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b5 | 1,291 | 37% 22% 42% | 2242 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 301 | 55% 17% 28% | 2031 | 2026 |
| h5 | 166 | 23% 25% 51% | 2298 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 85 | 54% 40% | 2081 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 85 | 40% 19% 41% | 2188 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 19 | 47% 42% | 2182 | 2026 |
| d5 | 6 | 50% 33% 17% | 2165 | 2023 |
| Bd7 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 1944 | 2024 |
| Qb6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2052 | 2018 |
| g6 | 1 | 100% | 1806 | 2017 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2795–Nakamura, Hi2787 | 1-0 | ch-USA 2016 | 2016 |
| Caruana, F2791–Topalov, V2772 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2776–Grischuk, A2780 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Beijing | 2013 |
| Aronian, L2767–Nakamura, Hi2777 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Morozevich, A2760–Nakamura, Hi2775 | ½-½ | Makedonia Palace GP | 2013 |
| Aronian, L2767–Grischuk, A2766 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Topalov, V2749–Nakamura, Hi2780 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown G20 | 2017 |
| Topalov, V2749–Nakamura, Hi2780 | ½-½ | Champions Showdown G20 | 2017 |
| Topalov, V2749–Nakamura, Hi2780 | ½-½ | Champions Showdown G20 | 2017 |
| Topalov, V2749–Nakamura, Hi2780 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown G10 | 2017 |
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