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Tree path 11 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Modern Variations › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Modern Variations, Main Line › Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation › Opocensky Variation › Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation › Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Scheveningen Variation
  1. Chess Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game B00
  3. Sicilian Defense B20
  4. Sicilian Defense B27
  5. Modern Variations B50
  6. Sicilian Defense B50
  7. Sicilian Defense B50
  8. Modern Variations, Main Line B54
  9. Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation B90
  10. Opocensky Variation B92
  11. Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation B84
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B84

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Scheveningen Variation

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Overview

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Scheveningen Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B84.

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.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nbd7, after 14 plies of opening development.

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

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ECO code
B84
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
14
Parent
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

24,179 games · White 44.0% / Draw 4.8% / Black 51.3%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Be36,814
f45,755
Bg53,871
Kh12,719
a41,301
h3929
Re1584
Bf3396

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:56:12

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation:

https://chesscodex.org/openings/sicilian-defense-najdorf-variation-scheveningen-variation