Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Matanovic Attack B82
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4
151 tournament games from this position · White wins 50%, draws 22%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a6 | 67 | 49% 15% 36% | 2221 | 2024 |
| Nc6 | 41 | 51% 29% 20% | 2232 | 2024 |
| Be7 | 41 | 49% 27% 24% | 2262 | 2022 |
| Nbd7 | 2 | 100% | 2200 | 2017 |
Top games
| Tomczak, J2588–Kempinski, R2615 | 1-0 | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2016 | 2016 |
| Sambuev, B2540–Sethuraman, S2653 | 1-0 | 11th Edmonton GM 2016 | 2016 |
| Tomczak, J2631–Heberla, B2556 | 1-0 | ch-POL 2019 | 2019 |
| Lorenzo de la Riva, L2465–Fedorchuk, S2661 | 0-1 | XVIII Navalmoral Open | 2012 |
| Kanarek, M2508–Mista, A2585 | 1-0 | Najdorf Mem Open A 2015 | 2015 |
| Nemeth, Mi12467–Papaioannou, I2619 | 0-1 | 41st TCh-GRE | 2013 |
| Durarbayli, V2624–Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, R2449 | 1-0 | SPICE Cup Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Smirnov, Ant2525–Izzat, Kanan2473 | ½-½ | Australasian Masters GM | 2017 |
| Petrov, Marij2438–David, Alb2553 | 0-1 | 7th Paleochora Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Firat, B2423–Yilmaz, M2543 | 0-1 | 51st World Juniors | 2012 |
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