Sicilian Sveshnikov (Intro)
Black's intro repertoire in the Sicilian Sveshnikov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5). Seven drills cover the 9.Nd5 mainline with ...Bg5, the Chelyabinsk 8.Bxf6 gxf6, the Anti-Sveshnikov 7.Nd5, the 11...Ne7 trade, the 7.a4 sideline, the 9.Bxf6 sub-mainline, and the 7...Be7 delayed ...a6 move-order.
The Sveshnikov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5) is the boldest Sicilian — Black voluntarily creates a d5-hole in exchange for active piece play and a fluid pawn structure. This intro pack drills the seven core White tries with a complete, intermediate-level reply: the 9.Nd5 Be7 mainline with the classic ...Bxf6/...O-O/...Bg5 setup, the Chelyabinsk 8.Bxf6 gxf6 with the thematic double ...f5 break, the Anti-Sveshnikov 7.Nd5 trade, the dynamic ...Ne7/...d5 break, the 7.a4 sideline with the ...Nb4/...Bxb4+ trick, the 9.Bxf6 gxf6 sub-mainline with the g7-fianchetto, and the 7...Be7 delayed ...a6 move-order. Thirty exam positions test the key decisions — when to recapture with the pawn vs the bishop, when to play ...f5, and the critical ...Nb4/...Bxd5 manoeuvres — so every White try has a prepared answer.