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The Sveshnikov Sicilian

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The **Sveshnikov Variation** arises after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5. Black boldly pushes ...e5, grabbing central space but accepting a backward d6 pawn and a hole on d5. Dynamics over statics.

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