Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Vitolins Variation

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bb5+

ECO B80

The Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Vitolins Variation is a chess opening line in the Sicilian Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bb5+.

It is catalogued under code B80 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bb5+ is chosen by White on move 6.

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