B90 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with f3
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.Be3e67.f3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with f3642k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Be763%405k44%
b518%114k53%
Qc78.8%56k49%
Nbd74.5%29k50%
Nc63%19k42%
Bd70.8%5.4k42%
h50.7%4.8k53%
d50.3%2.0k48%
e50.3%1.8k45%
g60.3%1.7k34%
Famous games in this line6.1k master games
Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Anand, Viswanathan (2769) – Kasparov, Garry (2851)Anand, Viswanathan (2769) – Kasparov, Garry (2851)Anand, Viswanathan (2803) – Topalov, Veselin (2804)Anand, Viswanathan (2781) – Kasparov, Garry (2812)Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Svidler, Peter (2723)Leko, Peter (2736) – Kasparov, Garry (2847)Heroes of this opening Kasparov, Garry · Carlsen, Magnus · Ding, Liren · Topalov, Veselin
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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.
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B90
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3
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