Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with Qd2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2
The Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with Qd2 is a chess opening classified as ECO B80, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 139 times by this move order. White won 53%, 2% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 7… Be7 (56% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.25 (Stockfish, depth 33; best line 7… b5 8. f3 b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O)
- ECO
- B80
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 96 | |
| 2000+ | 39 | |
| All | 139 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… Be7 | 78 (56%) | |
| 7… b5 | 30 (22%) | |
| 7… Qc7 | 12 (9%) | |
| 7… Nbd7 | 8 (6%) | |
| 7… Nc6 | 3 (2%) | |
| 7… Ng4 | 2 (1%) | |
| 7… g6 | 2 (1%) | |
| 7… Bd7 | 2 (1%) |
Master games
100 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 29%, draw 20%, Black 51%). The strongest:
- GM Marcin Tazbir (2521) – GM Viswanathan Anand (2776) 0-1 · Bundesliga 2016-17 · 2016-12-04
- IM Alireza Firouzja (2572) – GM Nils Grandelius (2652) 1/2-1/2 · 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 · 2018-04-19
- GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez (2532) – GM Krishnan Sasikiran (2647) 0-1 · 1st Abu Dhabi Super Blitz · 2020-04-15
- GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (2546) – GM Loek Van Wely (2620) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-FRA Top 12 2021 · 2021-06-28
- GM Alexander Morozevich (2659) – IM Artyom Zubritskiy (2442) 0-1 · Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 · 2021-01-02
Highest-rated Lichess games
- RottenBaron (2549) – apollothedog (2691) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- FNENAD (2590) – IM Angelicanmade (2566) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- FNENAD (2540) – fantaisie-impromptu (2453) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack (5… a6 6. Be3) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3
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.