Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack B81
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4
1,636 tournament games from this position · White wins 49%, draws 26%, Black wins 25%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h6 | 1,148 | 47% 27% 26% | 2271 | 2026 |
| e5 | 167 | 50% 29% 21% | 2292 | 2026 |
| a6 | 149 | 56% 28% 16% | 2278 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 107 | 54% 23% 22% | 2212 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 51 | 61% 29% | 2160 | 2025 |
| d5 | 7 | 57% 14% 29% | 2282 | 2026 |
| Nfd7 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2289 | 2018 |
| h5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1863 | 2021 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 2288 | 2018 |
| b5 | 1 | 100% | 2465 | 2025 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2840–Van Wely, L2695 | 1-0 | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2763–Duda, J2738 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2753–Duda, J2738 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Radjabov, T2738–Svidler, P2727 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Bacrot, E2697–Ivanchuk, V2726 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2687–Yu Yangyi2736 | ½-½ | Belt and Road Hunan Op A | 2019 |
| Svidler, P2749–Kurnosov, I2663 | ½-½ | World Rapid Final | 2012 |
| Grischuk, A2752–Movsesian, S2660 | 1-0 | Igor Kurnosov Mem Rapid | 2016 |
| Harikrishna, P2753–Movsesian, S2653 | ½-½ | IMSA Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Harikrishna, P2753–Movsesian, S2653 | 1-0 | IMSA Basque 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