B82 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Tal Variation
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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3d66.f4Nc67.Be3Be78.Qf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Tal Variation4.4k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
O-O51%2.2k40%
a616%68040%
Bd711%48241%
e59%39148%
Nxd45%22036%
Qc73.8%16443%
Qa51.6%7235%
Qb60.6%2838%
Nb40.6%2642%
h60.5%2444%
Famous games in this line412 master games
Nakamura, Hikaru (2736) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Karjakin, Sergey (2727) – Morozevich, Alexander (2788)Radjabov, Teimour (2729) – Morozevich, Alexander (2747)Ni, Hua (2670) – Morozevich, Alexander (2737)Anand, Viswanathan (2788) – Khalifman, Alexander (2612)Yu Yangyi (2724) – Hou Yifan (2673)Najer, E. (2646) – Morozevich, A. (2722)Karjakin, Sergey (2679) – Timofeev, Artyom (2657)Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hikaru · Radjabov, Teimour · Morozevich, Alexander · Najer, E.
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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
- B82
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qf3
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