Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › French Variation › Open › Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal › Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation › Classical Variation › Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- French Variation B40
- Open B40
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal B40
- Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation B80
- Classical Variation B83
- Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation B83 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B83.
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 is reached after 17 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. f4 Nc6 9. Be3.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation.
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- ECO code
- B83
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 17
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
49,886 games · White 49.8% / Draw 6.1% / Black 44.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| a6 | 22,086 | |
| e5 | 8,973 | |
| Bd7 | 8,199 | |
| Qc7 | 3,454 | |
| Nxd4 | 2,707 | |
| d5 | 1,614 | |
| Qb6 | 943 | |
| h6 | 583 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:14:39
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