Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk Variation
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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7
11. Bd3+0.38
White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk Variation (B33), reached after 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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7, Stockfish 18 recommends 11. Bd3 for White. White is slightly better (+0.38).
Top engine moves
- +0.3811. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 O-O 14. O-O f5 15. Qh5 Rb8
- +0.3711. g3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Bg2 O-O 14. c3 Be6 15. Nc2 Rb8
- +0.1311. c4 f5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O fxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 15. cxb5 axb5
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk Variation?
After 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. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 11. Bd3 for White, continuing Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 O-O 14. O-O f5 15. Qh5 Rb8. White is slightly better (+0.38). The next best moves are 11. g3 (+0.37) and 11. c4 (+0.13).
Is the Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.38: white is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk Variation?
B33. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; B is the volume for semi-open games (other than the French).
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).