Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation

B33

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5

How it went

1,339 ours · 5,893 masters

White wins 46% Draws 18% Black wins 36%

Continuations

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Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Exchange Variation B33 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nxc6 14 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Retreat Variation B33 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 23 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Schlechter Variation B33 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 30 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Bird Variation B33 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 36 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation B33 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 816

Master games

Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime — Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 · 2019
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime — Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 · 2019
Nepomniachtchi, Ian — Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 · 2019
Karjakin, Sergey — Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 · 2021
Navara, David — Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 · 2019

Games in Spain

Santos Ruiz,Miguel (2587) — Caruana,F (2766) 0-1
Baches Garcia,G (2322) — Abdusattorov,Nodirbek (2765) 0-1
Pichot,A (2650) — Gukesh,D (2758) 1/2-1/2
Pichot,A (2589) — Duda,J (2739) 0-1
Vallejo Pons,F (2706) — Gelfand,B (2668) 0-1
Shirov,A (2704) — Fedoseev,Vl3 (2704) 1-0
Shirov,A (2693) — Vega Gutierrez,S (2385) 1-0
Shirov,A (2681) — Skliarov,V (2387) 1/2-1/2

This line is also written

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 e5
e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 e5
e4, c5, Nf3, Nc6, d4, cxd4, Nxd4, Nf6, Nc3, e5