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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Nxd4/4...e5/5. Nb5/5...d6

< Chess Opening Theory‎ | 1. e4‎ | 1...c5‎ | 2. Nf3‎ | 2...Nc6‎ | 3. d4‎ | 3...cxd4‎ | 4. Nxd4‎ | 4...e5‎ | 5. Nb5
Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6

Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations edit

d6 defends the d6 square with the bishop, and can continue their development smoothly. The knight on b5 now seems to be doing nothing more than attacking d6 and possibly c7 if Black plays very badly, but otherwise is too overextended, so in the future Black plays a6 to prepare b5.

N1c3 is most common.

Theory table edit

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5

 

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Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations N1c3

Nf6

Bg5

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