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Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation

ECO B33 · 1,369 games · Black to move

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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. Nd5
48% White10% Draw42% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Be71,29794.7%
Qa5+382.8%

A further 34 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4Sicilian Defense 1... c5Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian 2... Nc6Sicilian Defense: Open 3. d4Sicilian Defense: Open 3... cxd4Sicilian Defense: Open 4. Nxd4Sicilian Defense: Open 4... Nf6Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation 5... e5Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation 8... b5Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation 9. Nd5

Other lines in this family

Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov VariationB33…1,426Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov VariationB33… 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5245Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk VariationB33… 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7192Lasker-Pelikan VariationB33…4,814Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Schlechter VariationB33… 6. Nb31,140Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Retreat VariationB33… 6. Nf3846Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Exchange VariationB33… 6. Nxc6621Sozin Attack, Leonhardt VariationB88… 5... d6 6. Bc4 e6231Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern VariationB67… 5... d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7155Boleslavsky VariationB59… 5... d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3113

All 239 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.