Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with f3
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with f3 (B90) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3. In 1,869 games between strong players, White wins 38%, 33% are drawn and Black wins 29%; the most played move is 7…b5 (88%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3
- ECO
- B90
- Games between strong players
- 1,869
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7…b5 | 88% (1,635) | – | |
| 7…Be7 | 5% (97) | – | |
| 7…h5 | 4% (81) | – | |
| 7…Nbd7 | 1% (21) | – | |
| 7…Nc6 | 1% (18) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense 307,447 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 106,774 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 69,131 games
- Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian 62,139 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 48,946 games
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation 47,769 games
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open 30,193 games
- Sicilian Defense: Closed 29,862 games
- Sicilian Defense: Open 27,951 games
- Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 24,896 games
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 16,544 games
- Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation 16,215 games
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