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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

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. e4 | 1...c5 | 2. Nf3 | 2...Nc6 | 3. d4 | 3...cxd4 | 4. Nxd4 | 4...Nf6 | 5. Nc3 | 5...e5
Sveshnikov Sicilian
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8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 white knightc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqkb1r/pp1p1ppp/2n2n2/1N2p3/4P3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R b

Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5

Sveshnikov Sicilian

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Moves:1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5

The White knight's threat of check on d6 is a bit awkward: ...Ke7 would be unpleasant so Black would have to surrender his bishop with ...Bxd6, only to have a queen arrive on d6 and single-handedly cramp the whole Black position. She would need to go, too: ...Qe7 Qxe7 Kxe7/Nxe7, and suddenly Black's dodgy d-pawn and slow development are significant factors in the much simplified position. Far better to keep the knight out of d6 for now and then vanquish it to a3 in a move's time with 6...d6.

Theory table

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5

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Main Line Ndb5
d6		 +=
...
h6		 +=
...
Bb4		 +=

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