411 REFERENCE · Wikibooks
Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Nxd4/4...Nf6/5. Nc3/5...e5/6. Ndb5/6...d6/7. Bg5
Reference material by Wikibooks contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Sveshnikov Sicilian rd bd qd kd bd rd pd pd pd pd pd nd pd nd nl pd bl pl nl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl ql kl bl rl
Sveshnikov Sicilian
Moves:1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
Pinning the knight on f6 is whites main continuation in this line. This increases the pressure on d5 by taking one of the defenders out and also protects the e4 pawn, which is very important if the knight on c3 gets driven away by blacks b-pawn.
Theory table
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6
7
8
9
10
11
Bg5a6
Na3b5
Bxf6gxf6
Nd5f5
Bd3Be6
+=
Sicilian Defence
References