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 Variation, Paulsen Variation
- 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 Variation, Paulsen Variation B85 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation is a specific line in the Semi-Open Games family (ECO B85), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
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.
It begins with 17 plies and takes 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 d6 9. f4 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B85
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 17
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