B33: Sicilian, Sveshnikov variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5

Sicilian, Sveshnikov variation

B33 Sub-variants:

Sicilian defence
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6

Sicilian, Pelikan (Lasker/Sveshnikov) variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5

Sicilian, Pelikan, Bird variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6

Sicilian, Pelikan, Chelyabinsk variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5

Sicilian, Sveshnikov variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5

Overview

Games on Database:

5424

Last Played:

May 2026

Overall score:

40%

29.4%

30.7%

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Played frequently by:

White
Janis Klovans	20 games
Thomas Luther	15 games
Sergei Azarov	15 games

Black
Michal Krasenkow	30 games
Igor Jelen	27 games
Loek Van Wely	26 games

Possible continuations:

11. Bd3

2384

39 %

29.8 %

31.3 %

11. c3

1509

42.5 %

31.4 %

26 %

11. exf5

696

37.5 %

27.2 %

35.3 %

11. Bxb5

354

38.4 %

23.7 %

37.9 %

11. g3

330

45.5 %

31.5 %

23 %

11. Nxb5

62

33.9 %

25.8 %

40.3 %

11. Qd3

32

37.5 %

25 %

37.5 %

11. c4

17

29.4 %

58.8 %

11. Qf3

14

35.7 %

57.1 %

11. f3

12

16.7 %

25 %

58.3 %

11. Qh5

6

33.3 %

16.7 %

50 %

11. g4

6

50 %

50 %