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

Black to move
29,441 games · 1851-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

5...d6

31,151

35.3%

32%

32.7%

5...e5

11,910

35.6%

35.8%

28.6%

5...e6

7,866

38.4%

36.5%

25.1%

5...g6

852

44.6%

26.8%

28.6%

5...Qb6

125

46.4%

28.8%

24.8%

5...a6

64.5%

17.2

18.3%

5...Qc7

37.5%

25%

37.5%

5...h5

13.8

37.9%

48.3%

5...Rb8

16.7

41.7%

5...Qa5

33.3%

5...h6

50%

5...d6 =0.00 (36 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994 (1-0)
Keres vs Szabo, 1955 (1-0)
Fischer vs Benko, 1959 (1-0)
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1996 (0-1)
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985 (1-0)

DEBUT: Cordel / Gohle vs Knorre / Neumann, 1865 (1-0)
RECENT: Lance Henderson de La Fuente vs D Dubov, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Sveshnikov Sicilian by Jacob Arnold
Special Henryski Collection ALPHA [White] by chess.master
B33 Sicilian: Pelikan/Sveshnikov [White] by chess.master

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