Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk Variation

The Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code B33 in the Semi-Open Games family, where Black responds to 1.e4 with something other than 1...e5, including the Sicilian Defense, Caro-Kann, and Pirc. It is reached after 10 moves: 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. The resulting position leaves white to move.