B83

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation

Key moves: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6

The Scheveningen features a small but solid pawn centre with pawns on d6 and e6. Black's position is flexible and resilient, though White has attacking chances with the Keres Attack (f4-f5) or the English Attack (Be3, f3, Qd2).

History & Notable Players

Named after a 1923 tournament in Scheveningen, Netherlands. It was a favourite of Garry Kasparov in his early career.

Best Games

Ruan Lufei vs Hou Yifan0-1
WCh Women • 2010★ Notable
Hou Yifan vs Mongontuul,B1-0
WCh-Women • 2008★ Notable
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Morozevich,A0-1
WCh-FIDE • 2005★ Notable
Shirov,A vs Svidler,P1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid • 2004★ Notable
Kramnik,V vs Anand,V1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold • 2004★ Notable
Polgar, Judit vs Zvjaginsev, Vadim1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 • 1999★ Notable
Kamsky, Gata vs Khalifman, Alexander1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1999★ Notable
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir1-0
Amber Blindfold • 1999★ Notable
Slobodjan, Roman vs Leko, Peter1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997★ Notable
Short, Nigel D vs Sokolov, Andrei1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997★ Notable
Zhu Chunhui vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam1-0
Wch U20 • 1995★ Notable
Yu Shaoteng vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam1/2-1/2
Wch U16 • 1995★ Notable
Maros, Milan vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam0-1
Wch U16 • 1993★ Notable
Asrian, Karen vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam0-1
Wch U16 • 1993★ Notable
Anand, Viswanathan vs Polugaevsky, Lev1-0
Reggio Emilia9192 • 1992★ Notable
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir1/2-1/2
Tilburg • 1986★ Notable
Geller, Efim P vs Kasparov, Gary1/2-1/2
Moscow Interzonal • 1982★ Notable
Larsen, Bent vs Timman, Jan H0-1
Tilburg • 1981★ Notable
Geller, Efim P vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman1-0
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal • 1970★ Notable
So,W vs Oparin,G1-0
Saint Louis Rapid 2025 • 2025

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