Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation B83
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. f4 Nc6 9. Be3
527 tournament games from this position · White wins 28%, draws 32%, Black wins 40%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 170 | 24% 39% 38% | 2282 | 2025 |
| Bd7 | 143 | 28% 25% 47% | 2271 | 2026 |
| a6 | 139 | 36% 29% 35% | 2230 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 61 | 21% 34% 44% | 2248 | 2025 |
| Nxd4 | 10 | 70% 20% | 2182 | 2025 |
| Re8 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2095 | 2018 |
| Nd7 | 1 | 100% | 1827 | 2015 |
| d5 | 1 | 100% | 2307 | 2016 |
Top games
| So, W2745–Oparin, G2660 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Kollars, Dmitrij2625–Praggnanandhaa, R2758 | ½-½ | Stepan Avagyan Mem 2025 | 2025 |
| Popov, Iv Rus2632–Kurnosov, I2657 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Duda, J2587–Polgar, Ju2685 | 0-1 | HUN-POL Friendly Match m 2014 | 2014 |
| Swiercz, D2608–Van Wely, L2656 | ½-½ | TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 | 2014 |
| Kovchan, A2583–Efimenko, Z2647 | 1-0 | ch-UKR 2015 | 2015 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2447–Andreikin, D2734 | 0-1 | Reykjavik Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Onischuk, V2593–Heberla, B2574 | 1-0 | TCh-TUR Super League 2014 | 2014 |
| Al Sayed, Mohamad2508–Salem, Ar2638 | ½-½ | 50th Biel Master Open | 2017 |
| Asadli, Vugar2579–Sychev, K2550 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
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