Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Fianchetto Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3
The Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Fianchetto Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B80, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3. 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 28 times by this move order. White won 54%, 0% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 6… a6 (54% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.22 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 6… Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. O-O)
- ECO
- B80
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 25 | |
| All | 28 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… a6 | 15 (54%) | |
| 6… Nc6 | 7 (25%) | |
| 6… Be7 | 6 (21%) |
Master games
207 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 37%, draw 27%, Black 36%). The strongest:
- GM Gadir Guseinov (2613) – GM Sergei Movsesian (2672) 1-0 · FIDE World Blitz 2014 · 2014-06-19
- GM Michael Adams (2690) – GM Alberto David (2520) 1-0 · World Senior Teams +50 · 2022-06-26
- GM Vladimir Malakhov (2695) – GM Shilong Li (2514) 1-0 · TCh-CHN 2016 · 2016-04-12
- GM Mihail Saltaev (2483) – GM Sergei Movsesian (2663) 0-1 · 30th ECC Open 2014 · 2014-09-18
- GM Jaime Alexander Cuartas (2504) – GM Alexandr Fier (2573) 0-1 · TCh-CAT Div Hon 2013 · 2013-02-23
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Nodrawww (2510) – Vovik26 (2515) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Albus_Carcharodon (2370) – Eates02 (2468) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Lerno1957 (2430) – ja71 (2406) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6
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.