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B85: Sicilian, Scheveningen, classical

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Qc7 8. f4 Nc6 9. Be3

Sicilian, Scheveningen, classical

B85 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 733
Last Played: Apr 2025
Overall score:
38.2% 35.9% 25.9%

Played frequently by:

White  
Isaak Boleslavsky 4 games
Svetozar Gligoric 4 games
Wolfgang Unzicker 3 games
Black  
Dragoljub Janosevic 14 games
Vasja Pirc 11 games
Alexander Kotov 9 games

Possible continuations:

9... Be7  577
36 % 36.7 % 27.2 %
9... Bd7  125
39.2 % 36 % 24.8 %
9... Na5  10
70 % 20 %
9... b5  9
88.9 %
9... Nxd4  9
55.6 % 44.4 %