B82 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Matanovic Attack
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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3d66.f4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Matanovic Attack65k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
45%29k50%
34%22k50%
13%8.2k49%
3.2%2.1k49%
1.6%1.0k40%
0.8%50148%
0.7%45043%
0.6%37849%
0.3%20252%
0.3%20053%
Famous games in this line1.3k master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779) – Movsesian, Sergei (2751)Anand, Viswanathan (2788) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2739)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2710) – Kasparov, Garry (2805)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2717) – Shirov, Alexei (2715)Kamsky, Gata (2710) – Salov, Valery (2715)Navara, David (2722) – Sasikiran, Krishnan (2681)Alekseev, Evgeny (2711) – Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2684)Timman, Jan H (2635) – Salov, Valery (2715)Heroes of this opening Movsesian, Sergei · Ponomariov, Ruslan · Kamsky, Gata · Sasikiran, Krishnan
- Family
- Sicilian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B82
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4
Aggressive
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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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