Answers.Body: <p>This is the Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian. It is a fairly popular line even at the highest level.</p>
  
  <p>You are right, that 6. Ndb5 is the critical move. The game usually continues from there: 6. ... d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5</p>
  
  <p>Black has somewhat weakened d5 and the pawn on d6 is weak, but in exchange he has expanded on the queenside and is threatening a fork on b4.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>This is a well-known variation of the Sicilian - the Sveshnikov (B33). Black weakens squares on the d-file, but he gets queenside tempi in return. The main line continues 6... d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5, where many games have been played and have gone both ways.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I played a game today in the Sicilian Defence. I was White. I was surprised to see the move 5. ... e5 ! Is this playable in the Sicilian?</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  [StartPly "5"]
  [Title "Is 5. ... e5 playable?"]
  
  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My intuition tells me that this move weakens the d6 square so much and White can develop an attact quite easily. The continuation</p>
  
  <pre><code> [FEN ""]
  [StartPly "5"]
  [Title "Is 5. ... e5 playable?"]
  
  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>is obvious. White seizes control of the b5 square aiming for the weak d6 square. </p>
  
  <p>I believe that Black should answer 5. ... e6 taking away the important d5 square from White. Has anyone seen the ... e5 variation before?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: This is a highly well-known theoretical continuation.  Please do some research before posting questions.
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Comments.Text: You have good intuition, this was exactly the reaction of the world's top players in the 50s/60s. Turns out it works despite its looks.
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Tags: <sicilian-defense>
Title: Continuation in the sicilian
ThreadText: # Continuation in the sicilian
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-05)
  
  I played a game today in the Sicilian Defence. I was White. I was surprised to see the move 5. ... e5 ! Is this playable in the Sicilian?
  
  ```
  [FEN ""]
  [StartPly "5"]
  [Title "Is 5. ... e5 playable?"]
  
  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5
  
  ```
  
  My intuition tells me that this move weakens the d6 square so much and White can develop an attact quite easily. The continuation
  
  ```
   [FEN ""]
  [StartPly "5"]
  [Title "Is 5. ... e5 playable?"]
  
  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
  
  ```
  
  is obvious. White seizes control of the b5 square aiming for the weak d6 square.
  
  I believe that Black should answer 5. ... e6 taking away the important d5 square from White. Has anyone seen the ... e5 variation before?
  
  **Tags:** sicilian-defense
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: This is a highly well-known theoretical continuation.  Please do some research before posting questions.  
  > **username_2**: You have good intuition, this was exactly the reaction of the world's top players in the 50s/60s. Turns out it works despite its looks.  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2018-02-05. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  This is the Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian. It is a fairly popular line even at the highest level.
  
  You are right, that 6. Ndb5 is the critical move. The game usually continues from there: 6. ... d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5
  
  Black has somewhat weakened d5 and the pawn on d6 is weak, but in exchange he has expanded on the queenside and is threatening a fork on b4.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thank you !! I wasn’t aware of that and none of the books I have on the Sicilian mentions that !!  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2018-02-07. Score: 1
  
  This is a well-known variation of the Sicilian - the Sveshnikov (B33). Black weakens squares on the d-file, but he gets queenside tempi in return. The main line continues 6... d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5, where many games have been played and have gone both ways.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thank you... ! Well now I realise that my oppopent played the variation wrong and I developed a quick attack and won !  
  
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