Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › French Variation › Open › Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation › Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation › Bastrikov Variation › Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- French Variation B40
- Open B40
- Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation B44
- Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation B45
- Bastrikov Variation B47
- Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line B85 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B85.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
The line arises from 20 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B85
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 20
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