The Sveshnikov Sicilian

jQuery(document).ready(function($) { var selector = '#' + "rpbchessboard-641c5339d6d10-1" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessgameAnchor'; RPBChessboard.renderPGN($(selector), {"pgn":"[ECO \"B33\"] [PlyCount \"32\"] {We will be looking at the Sveshnikov variation of the Sicilian defense. It’s an opening that has been played a lot at the highest levels lately, especially by Magnus Carlsen. He used it in every game of his World Championship Match with Fabiano Caruana which speaks to the quality of this defense. Black must be willing to play very actively and energetically to make up for some positional drawbacks of the setup.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 (2... d6 {Other Sicilians such as the following are also possible and sometimes more well known.} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {The Dragon variation.} (5... a6 { The Najdorf})) 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {[#][%csl Rd5]} 6. Ndb5 $1 { [%cal Yb5d6]} (6. Nb3 $6 {Too inoffensive to bother black.} Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7) (6. Nf3 $6 Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 {Once again with nice play.}) (6. Nf5 $6 d5 $1 (6... d6 $6 7. Ne3) 7. exd5 Bxf5 8. dxc6 bxc6 { Black has no problems.}) 6... d6 7. Bg5 {[#][%cal Rg5f6,Yc3d5]} (7. Nd5 {This is also a good move which was played a few times by Fabiano in his match vs Carlsen.} Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 {[%cal Yb8d7,Yd7c5,Yf7f5,Yf8e7,Ye8g8] This is the most popular retreat and also probably the strongest.} (8... Ne7 9. c4 a6 10. Qa4 Bd7 (10... Qd7 11. Nxd6+ Kd8 12. Nxf7+) 11. Nxd6#) 9. c4 {[%csl Ga2,Gb2, Gc4,Gd5]} (9. a4 $5 {Made popular by Fabiano Caruana in his match against Carlsen. White expands on the queenside and remains flexible for the time being.} Be7 $1 (9... a6 $6 10. Na3 Qa5+ 11. c3 {[%cal Ya3c4,Ya4a5,Yc4b6]}) 10. a5 (10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bd2 a6 13. Na3 a5) 10... a6) 9... Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 {[%csl Ge5,Gf7,Gg7,Gh7]} f5 {[%csl Yd4,Ye4,Yf4,Yg4] [%cal Ye7f6,Yb8d7]} 13. f4 Nd7 {With an even position.}) 7... a6 8. Na3 b5 { [%cal Yb5b4]} 9. Bxf6 (9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 {[%csl Ra3]} 11. c3 {[%cal Ya3c2,Yc2e3]} O-O {With a popular theoretical position. Both sides have their chances.}) 9... gxf6 $1 {[%cal Yf6f5]} (9... Qxf6 $6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. c4 $1) 10. Nd5 Bg7 (10... f5) 11. Bd3 Ne7 {[#][%csl Yd5][%cal Ye7d5]} 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 $1 {[%cal Yg7b2]} 14. Qh5 $4 (14. exf5 $2 e4 $1 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Rg7b2,Rb2a3, Rb2a1]}) (14. cxb5) 14... d5 $1 {[#][%cal Re7b4,Yb5c4,Yd5e4,Yf5e4,Yd5c4] A crushing blow. Black’s queen is introduced into the attack with devastating effect.} 15. cxd5 (15. exd5 e4 16. O-O exd3 17. Rfe1) 15... fxe4 {White resigned here in the game Psakhis – Vaisser 1990.} 16. Bxe4 Qb4+ *","nboSquareSize":50,"idoSquareSize":50,"nboCoordinateVisible":true,"idoCoordinateVisible":true,"nboColorset":"greenvintage","idoColorset":"greenvintage","nboPieceset":"new-set-mac","idoPieceset":"new-set-mac","nboAnimated":true,"nboMoveArrowVisible":false,"nboMoveArrowColor":"b","pieceSymbols":"native","navigationBoard":"frame","withFlipButton":true,"withDownloadButton":true}); });