The Scheveningen Sicilian

The **Scheveningen Variation** arises after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6. Black builds a solid 'small center' with pawns on d6 and e6. The structure is flexible and hard to crack — the thinking player's Sicilian.