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 Bd7 10. Nb3
51 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 33%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a6 | 26 | 35% 23% 42% | 2258 | 2026 |
| a5 | 12 | 25% 50% 25% | 2334 | 2020 |
| Rc8 | 6 | 33% 67% | 2387 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 5 | 80% 20% | 2356 | 2016 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 2546 | 2022 |
| Qb8 | 1 | 100% | 2345 | 2014 |
Top games
| Lintchevski, D2522–Alekseev, Evgeny2636 | 0-1 | St Petersburg Rapid Final | 2016 |
| Kulaots, K2597–Ladva, O2530 | 0-1 | Baltic Zonal Liepaja 2017 | 2017 |
| Chukavin, Kirill2418–Volokitin, And2674 | ½-½ | 44th Olympiad 2022 | 2022 |
| Roser, K2403–Vovk, Y2632 | 0-1 | 33rd Andorra Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Negi, P2661–Rijnaarts, S2319 | ½-½ | 6th LCT GpA 2012 | 2012 |
| Zude, A2461–Teske, H2513 | ½-½ | 29th ChessOrg Open | 2013 |
| Himanshu, Sh2385–Solodovnichenko, Y2581 | ½-½ | 14th Delhi Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Akash, G2411–Fier, A2551 | 0-1 | 3rd Sharjah Masters 2019 | 2019 |
| Paramos Dominguez, R2398–Forcen Esteban, D2543 | 1-0 | TCh-ESP Div 1 2015 | 2015 |
| Diaz Perez, Michel Alejandro2459–Rios, Cr2473 | 1-0 | 33rd Carlos Torre Mem | 2023 |
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