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Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation

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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3d66.Be2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation176k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Be757%101k49%
a634%61k52%
Nc65.7%10k49%
Nbd71%1.8k49%
Bd70.5%88344%
g60.3%51736%
e50.3%47045%
h60.2%31443%
Qc70.1%22450%
b60.1%18842%
Famous games in this line4.0k master games
McShane, Luke J (2706)Nakamura, Hikaru (2775)2012½–½Kamsky, Gata (2725)Movsesian, Sergei (2751)2009½–½Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2736)Ponomariov, Ruslan (2739)20090–1Alekseev, Evgeny (2716)Movsesian, Sergei (2747)2009½–½Svidler, Peter (2727)Movsesian, Sergei (2732)20080–1Alekseev, Evgeny (2700)Svidler, Peter (2735)2010½–½Petrosian, Tigran L (2698)Van Wely, Loek (2730)2009½–½Beliavsky, Alexander G (2640)Kasparov, Garry (2775)19890–1
Heroes of this opening Ponomariov, Ruslan · Movsesian, Sergei · Kasparov, Garry
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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.

Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B83
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2
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