The core of the Scheveninger structures is that they are quiet solid. In critical lines it is like this: White is trying to attack you, but if you don´t get checkmated, you will have all your longterm advantages. (pressure on the c-file, b5-b4, one more pawn in the center) If your opponent is not attacking you at all, you get these advantages for free. Obviously, because black lacks space, you might need a few moves to untangle. I mean, if you look at your final position, you will recognise, that most of your pieces are solidly placed, but far from ideal. Bring your f8-bishop in the game. (If White stays passive, you might even play Be7-d8-b6.) The rook on e8 has lost its purpose, cause there is no Bxe6 sacrifice in the air. Bring it to the c-file for example (and the other rook to b8 if White continues with his Re1-f1-e1-manoeuvre:) ). The Knight on d7 has the easy route via e5 to c4. Yout bishop on b7 is fine, but somehow in the way of your own play on the b-file. The idea Bc6 was aleady mentioned. (If White does for Nd4, you can drop back to d7 or e8- with the white pieces so passively placed, you don´t really need to keep the pressure on the e4 pawn. f3-f4-f5 will never ever lead to a dangerous attack) Overall: Just ask your pieces, if they are happy, where they are. In the Sheveninger you make a lot of "strange"/subtle moves, anticipating a White attack. (Re8 and Bf8 for example) If there is no White attack, you can switch your mindset and reevaluate your piece placement by "classical rules".
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