The Sicilian Scheveningen: Essentials (Black Repertoire)

By Theo van Stratum

A Black repertoire built around the Sicilian Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6), one of the most solid and flexible ways to meet 1.e4. Covers how to meet the modern main try, the English Attack (6.Be3), with opposite-side castling and mutual pawn storms; the quieter Classical Variation (6.Be2) with f4; the aggressive Keres Attack (6.g4), aimed straight at Black's kingside before it can castle; and the 6.f4 treatment.