Scheveningen Variation, Matanovic Attack
- 1.e4c5
- 2.Nf3e6
- 3.d4cxd4
- 4.Nxd4Nf6
- 5.Nc3d6
- 6.f4
704 games
A Scheveningen Sicilian line in which White plays 6. f4, gaining kingside space and preparing e5 or a pawn advance, with roughly level results.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Matanovic Attack
The Matanovic Attack, 6. f4, commits White's f-pawn immediately. It claims kingside space and prepares e5 or a pawn storm before White settles on a plan for the king. Black most often answers 6...Be7 and has scored well with it on Lichess. The main alternatives are 6...a6, which takes b5 from White's pieces, and 6...Nc6. The line is uncommon, results are close to even, and the engine rates the position as roughly balanced.