Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Delayed Keres Attack

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4

ECO B90

The Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Delayed Keres Attack is a chess opening line in the Sicilian Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4.

It is catalogued under code B90 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move g4 is chosen by White on move 7.

One named continuation branches from this position: the Perenyi Gambit.

Named variations

• Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Delayed Keres Attack, Perenyi Gambit — ECO B90

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