Fast and Furious: The Sveshnikov surge

White's dynamic option: 9.♗xf6

Since the World Championship match between Caruana and Carlsen the Sveshnikov opening is getting back to its level of popularity 15 years ago. Tonight we will discuss White's dynamic option with 9.♗xf6, which used to be the critical challenge of Black's ambitious approach. Nowadays this line has become less popular than the positional variation with 9.♘d5, while 7.♘d5 is currently White's main option since the WC match in London 2018. In this episode of the Fast & Furious we will discuss thematic ideas for both sides, as well as some recent developments in correspondence games. Fascinating attacking ideas will be shown!

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Sicilian Sveshnikov Powerbook 2019

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