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Most players call it the Sveshnikov; Lichess keeps the older Lasker-Pelikan name for 5...e5 itself and uses Sveshnikov for the main line that follows. Black kicks the d4 knight straight away and accepts two lasting weaknesses, a backward d-pawn and a hole on d5, in return for a share of the centre and time gained on White's knight. The move order matters. Black's d-pawn is still on d7, so the f8 bishop can come to b4 or c5, and that is why White's critical reply is 6.Ndb5, threatening Nd6+ and making Black spend a move on ...d6. With 4 million Lichess games across all rating levels, it is a well-established opening choice.",[19,20,22],"h2",{"id":21},"history-and-notable-players","History and Notable Players",[10,24,25,26,31,32,36,37,41],{},"It arises from the ",[27,28,30],"a",{"href":29},"/resources/openings/sicilian-defence-1-e4-c5-2-nf3-nc6-3-d4-cxd4-4-nxd4-nf6","Sicilian Defense: Open (4...Nf6)",", where 5...e5 is one of Black's main answers to 5.Nc3, next to 5...e6, the ",[27,33,35],{"href":34},"/resources/openings/four-knights-sicilian","Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation",", and 5...d6, which transposes to the ",[27,38,40],{"href":39},"/resources/openings/sicilian-defence-1-e4-c5-2-nf3-d6-3-d4-cxd4-4-nxd4-nf6-5-nc3-nc6","Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation",". Emanuel Lasker played 5...e5 once in his world championship match against Carl Schlechter, and Jorge Pelikan used it now and then in the 1950s. It stayed a sideline until Evgeny Sveshnikov and Gennadi Timoshchenko reworked it in the 1970s, and Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov have all played it since. Among the most active players in ECO B33 games are Oleg Korneev (89 games), Janis Klovans (74 games) and Thomas Luther (67 games) with White, and Vladimir Kramnik (117 games), Vasilios Kotronias (116 games) and Zdenko Kozul (108 games) with Black.",[19,43,45],{"id":44},"statistics","Statistics",[10,47,48],{},"Based on 4 million Lichess games across all rating levels:",[50,51,52,59,65],"ul",{},[53,54,55,58],"li",{},[14,56,57],{},"White wins",": 47.5%",[53,60,61,64],{},[14,62,63],{},"Black wins",": 46.9%",[53,66,67,70],{},[14,68,69],{},"Draws",": 5.6%",[10,72,73],{},"The overall split is close to even, but it changes at the top. Black is slightly ahead at 1600 and 1800 and level at 2000. From 2200 up, White pulls away: 48.3% to 44.2% at 2200, and 48.8% to 41.1% at 2500 and above, where 10.1% of games are drawn. It is a strong players' line. It appears in 0.01% of games at 1200 and 0.40% at 2200 and above. Of bullet, blitz and rapid, rapid is the only speed where Black scores better, 47.6% to 46.1%. Its share of Lichess games peaked in 2020 at 0.12% and has fallen every year since, to 0.06% in 2025.",[19,75,77],{"id":76},"main-lines-and-variations","Main Lines and Variations",[10,79,80],{},"After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5, the main continuations include:",[50,82,83,94,100,106,116,122],{},[53,84,85,88,89,93],{},[14,86,87],{},"6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3",": the ",[27,90,92],{"href":91},"/resources/openings/sveshnikov","Sicilian Defense: Sveshnikov Variation",". 7.Bg5 targets the f6 knight, Black's main guard of d5, and 7...a6 8.Na3 sends White's knight to the rim. Sveshnikov's 8...b5 then threatens ...b4 against both knights. After 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5, Black has doubled f-pawns but the bishop pair and the ...f5 break; 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 is the quieter main line. The older 8...Be6, the Bird Variation, lets the a3 knight back into play with 9.Nc4.",[53,95,96,99],{},[14,97,98],{},"6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5",": White trades on d5 first. After 7...Nxd5 8.exd5 the c6 knight has to move, usually to b8 or e7, and White plays on the queenside with an extra pawn there while Black looks for play on the kingside.",[53,101,102,105],{},[14,103,104],{},"6.Nxc6 bxc6",": the Exchange Variation. Black's extra centre pawn supports ...d5, and the c6 pawn covers d5, so the hole is gone.",[53,107,108,111,112,115],{},[14,109,110],{},"6.Nf3"," and ",[14,113,114],{},"6.Nb3",": the Retreat and Schlechter Variations. Both let the f8 bishop out, and 6...Bb4 pins the c3 knight and threatens to win the e4 pawn.",[53,117,118,121],{},[14,119,120],{},"6.Nf5",": met by 6...d5!, opening the centre while the f5 knight hangs to the c8 bishop, for example 7.exd5 Bxf5 8.dxc6 bxc6 9.Qf3 Qd7.",[53,123,124,127],{},[14,125,126],{},"6.Nde2",": protects the c3 knight against ...Bb4 and ...Bxc3. Black can answer with 6...Bc5 or 6...Bb4.",[10,129,130],{},"White's choice depends heavily on rating. 6.Nxc6 is the most played move up to the 1400 bracket (62.6% of games at 400), and 6.Ndb5 takes over from 1600, reaching 85.2% at 2200 and 92.3% at 2500 and above.",[19,132,134],{"id":133},"common-mistakes-to-avoid","Common Mistakes to Avoid",[50,136,137,143,149],{},[53,138,139,142],{},[14,140,141],{},"Skipping ...d6 after 6.Ndb5",": 6...a6? 7.Nd6+ Bxd6 8.Qxd6 costs Black the dark-squared bishop and hands White the bishop pair, and 6...Bc5? 7.Be3 is no better. 6...d6 is close to forced.",[53,144,145,148],{},[14,146,147],{},"Retreating with 6.Nf3 or 6.Nb3",": White gives up the one move that makes Black pay for 5...e5. After 6...Bb4 the bishop is out before ...d6, which is exactly what Black wanted.",[53,150,151,154],{},[14,152,153],{},"Recapturing with the queen after 9.Bxf6",": In the Sveshnikov main line, 9...Qxf6? fails to 10.Nd5 Qd8 11.c4 b4 12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Nb5! axb5 14.Qxa8 Qxa8 15.Nc7+ Kd8 16.Nxa8, and White is the exchange up. Take back with 9...gxf6.",[19,156,158],{"id":157},"practice-on-chessiverse","Practice on Chessiverse",[10,160,161,162,166],{},"The best way to learn the Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation is through practice. On Chessiverse, you can ",[27,163,165],{"href":164},"/play-chess-against-computer","play chess against computer"," opponents that specialize in this opening. Our AI bots range from beginner to grandmaster level, each with unique playing styles — from aggressive attackers to solid defenders. 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