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B3321 plies · black to move

Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Peresypkin's Sacrifice

The Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Peresypkin's Sacrifice 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 11 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 f5 11. Bxb5. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black b
Black q
Black k
Black b
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
6
Black p
Black n
Black p
5
White b
White n
Black p
Black p
4
White p
3
White n
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
d
White q
e
White k
f
g
h
White r

Resulting Position