No opening in recent times has captured the imagination of the chess public more than the Sicilian Sveshnikov. Initially popularized in the 1970s, the Sveshnikov has exploded onto the chess scene at the highest levels and is now regarded by many experts as one of Blackâ€s most promising answers to 1 e4. One of its major attractions is that more often than not the opening leads to incredibly sharp and complex play. In such situations both sides must play with extreme accuracy just to stay on the board as a single slip may lead to disaster! This uncompromising and modern approach with the black pieces has found favour with many of todayâ€s leading Grandmasters, including Vladimir Kramnik and Peter Leko, while Garry Kasparov also began playing it towards the end of his career.

This book is a further addition to Everymans best-selling Starting Out series, which has been acclaimed for its original approach to tackling chess openings. John Cox revisits the fundamentals of the Sveshnikov, elaborating on the crucial early moves and ideas for both sides in a way that is often neglected in other texts. The reader is helped throughout with a plethora of notes, tips and warnings highlighting the vital characteristics of the Sicilian Sveshnikov and of opening play in general. Starting Out: Sicilian Sveshnikov is a perfect guide for improving players and those new to this opening.

Content:
004 Bibliography

005 Introduction

012 1 White Avoids 6 Ndb5

036 2 7th and 8th Move Deviations

070 3 White Plays 9 Nd5

102 4 The 9 Nd5 Main Line: 11...0-0

139 5 9 Bxf6 and the Novosibirsk Variation

159 6 The Chelyabinsk Variation: 9 Bxf6 gxf6 10 Nd5 f5

207 7 The Main Line Chelyabinsk: 11 Bd3

247 8 The Anti-Sveshnikov

264 Index of Variations

270 Index of Complete Games