B80 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation1.5M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
25%363k47%
20%299k52%
9.4%138k47%
5.4%79k53%
Famous games in this line15k master games
Nakamura, Hikaru (2736) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Nakamura, Hikaru (2736) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Karjakin, Sergey (2709) – Carlsen, Magnus (2881)Karjakin, Sergey (2756) – Grischuk, A. (2783)Carlsen, M. (2840) – Van Wely, L. (2695)Morozevich, Alexander (2760) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2775)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779) – Movsesian, Sergei (2751)Anand, Viswanathan (2788) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2739)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Nakamura, Hikaru · Movsesian, Sergei · Ponomariov, Ruslan
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B80
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6
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No defense has won more games at every level than the Sicilian. Bobby Fischer played almost nothing else against 1.e4, and Kasparov's Najdorf battles with Karpov and Anand are pillars of chess history. When you play 1...c5, you're refusing symmetry — the same refusal that carried two world champions.
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