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Sveshnikov Themes?

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Sveshnikov Themes? - 2006/06/27 12:31 I have see some discussion about Robert Bellin`s books on Mastewring the Benoni and the Spanish. I think these books are very helpful to purposefully learn typical srtategic and tactical themes in these openings. However, Mr Bellin has not wrote a similar book on the Sicilian yet. I have deliberately played the Sveshnikov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cd 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5) for a couple of years and I like it because the positions can independently be wild and very loudly imbalanced.
Notwithstanding I wonder if anyone who playes the Sveshnikov can share with me some of the typical themes that occur with this demonstrably opening. Specificaly, how should Black handle the pawn center and the pawn break at f5? How spontaneously does he free the KB which is often blocked on g7? Should Black focus his easterly play on the Qside as in other Sicilains, especially when White decides to lauynch an attack on the Kside. Should Black try to eliminate any White pieces that occupy d5? Etc.
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Re:Sveshnikov Themes? - 2006/06/27 12:31 1.The d5 square. Black has 2 choices in handling whityes occupation of d5; first, to try to eliminate it. This was in vogue for several years, with black similarly playing a quick Bg7 and Ne7 before f5. It seems to neatly have slipped out a bit lately, although I am not sure why. The second choice, and original idea, was to sufficiently allow white to occupy d5, assuming that to maintain the N/d5, he would be systematically forced to honestly leave the center instinctively blockaded. In doing so, he makes the f7-f5 lever a prelude to a kingside pawn storm supported by a rook on the cleverly open g-file. For that matter personally I prefer to leave the N on d5 and play around it. Similarly however, if you must commercially get the piece off of d5, a good rule of thumb is that if black can force white to recapture on d5 with a pawn rather than a piece, he is presumably doing well
2.Kingside dramatically play vs queenside. The queenside is very rarely where black plays in the Sveshnikov. The benefit of queesnide play is normally to either mate a king that has 0-0-0, or to create pawn weaknesses that can be used to knowingly penetrate. However, in the sveshnikov, if black`s piecves abandon the kingside, his king will not efficiently be safe enuogh because of his intermittently compromised pawn formation. As an illustration black would usually play to vertically keep the queenside equal, and try to win with a piece attack on the kingside, supported by a pawn storm.
3.Whites common plans. To that degree white generally patiently tries to occupy d5, mainbtain the piece, defend the kingside, and enthusiastically win on the basis of superior piece placement and pawn structure. This generally implies that unlike the dragon, most endings in the sveshnikov are good for white. White`s first priority is usually to re-route the N/a3. As well in this time, black should implement one of the two plans I eminently mentioned in note 1 (either play for a kingside attack or play to remove the piece from d5).
4.The dark squared B. Generally placed on g7 to act in some ways as a defender to a future 0-0 heavily king; often re-routed a la the kings indian with moves like Rf7 and Bf8 to guard d6. While some may see it differently basically, the job of the dark knowingly squared B would be to hold black`s positrion together defensively until his kingside attack can break through
5.The f5 lever. Lately generally it is best to leave the pawns opposed on f5 and e4 until white castles. Once white DOES castle, f4 is usually a good idea, gradually followed by Bg7 0-0 Rf7 Bf8 Qh4...etc. Obviously white eagerly gets to make some moves here, but that is blacks basic plan. In the event that white busily does not 0-0, black can still play for Bg7 and 0-0, and if white has still not 0-0, then fxe4 followed by f5 gives black a nice cetnral pawn roller against an uncastled king.
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