Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Matanovic Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4
The Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Matanovic Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B82, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 20 times by this move order. White won 45%, 10% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 6… a6 (35% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.28 (Stockfish, depth 28; best line 6… a6 7. Be2 Be7 8. Be3 e5 9. fxe5)
- ECO
- B82
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 8 | |
| 2000+ | 11 | |
| All | 20 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… a6 | 7 (35%) | |
| 6… Nbd7 | 5 (25%) | |
| 6… Nc6 | 4 (20%) | |
| 6… Be7 | 4 (20%) |
Master games
121 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 15%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez (2605) – GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli (2625) 1/2-1/2 · 14th American Continental · 2019-07-12
- GM Bator Sambuev (2540) – GM S.P. Sethuraman (2653) 1-0 · 11th Edmonton GM 2016 · 2016-06-26
- GM Jacek Tomczak (2631) – GM Bartlomiej Heberla (2556) 1-0 · ch-POL 2019 · 2019-05-15
- IM Lazaro Lorenzo De La Riva (2465) – GM Sergey A. Fedorchuk (2661) 0-1 · XVIII Navalmoral Open · 2012-12-08
- IM Marcel Kanarek (2508) – GM Aleksander Mista (2585) 1-0 · Najdorf Mem Open A 2015 · 2015-07-18
Highest-rated Lichess games
- NM PowerSpeedMetalIV (2436) – SupplyChain (2395) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- NM PowerSpeedMetalIV (2405) – SupplyChain (2375) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- kokerzoki (2300) – eric_cat_31 (2299) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6
Continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Tal Variation B82 · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qf3
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.