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B90

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Delayed Keres Attack

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Delayed Keres Attack is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B90.

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 13 plies and takes 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 to reach the canonical position.

It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

It continues primarily into one named line, Perenyi Gambit.

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ECO code
B90
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
13
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
Direct variations
1

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