Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Scheveningen Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nbd7
The Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Scheveningen Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B84, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nbd7. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 17 times by this move order. White won 65%, 0% were drawn and Black won 35%. The most popular continuation is 8. Kh1 (29% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.47 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 8. a4 Nc5 9. Bf3 Be7 10. g3 O-O)
- ECO
- B84
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
r1bqkb1r/1p1n1ppp/p2ppn2/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP1BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 2 8- PGN
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nbd7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 14 | |
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 17 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Kh1 | 5 (29%) | |
| 8. Be3 | 4 (24%) | |
| 8. f4 | 3 (18%) | |
| 8. Bg5 | 2 (12%) | |
| 8. b4 | 1 (6%) | |
| 8. h3 | 1 (6%) | |
| 8. a4 | 1 (6%) |
Master games
88 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 32%, draw 24%, Black 44%). The strongest:
- GM Yifan Hou (2658) – GM Aleksandar Indjic (2607) 1/2-1/2 · Indjic-Hou Yifan Blitz · 2021-06-10
- GM Alexandr Predke (2622) – GM Dmitry Bocharov (2533) 0-1 · Russian Cup Final 2018 · 2018-12-06
- GM Stanislav Novikov (2540) – GM Dmitry Bocharov (2533) 1-0 · World Rapid 2018 · 2018-12-27
- GM Mathias Womacka (2449) – GM Jan Smeets (2602) 0-1 · Bundesliga 2018-19 · 2019-03-03
- Alexandr Predke (2477) – GM Artur Gabrielian (2555) 1/2-1/2 · Moscow Open A 2014 · 2014-02-06
Highest-rated Lichess games
- MiranovicRajko (2539) – angry_dird (2551) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- OneStreak (2349) – Alexey_Demyanenko (2266) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Andron1367890 (2048) – Omar2016Babel (2025) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation (6. Be2 e6) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit B20
- Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: King David's Opening B20
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.