Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Peresypkin's Sacrifice
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 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Peresypkin's Sacrifice is a chess opening classified as ECO B33, reached after 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. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 23 times by this move order. White won 52%, 5% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 11… axb5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 11… axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 13. Nbc7+ Kd7 14. O-O)
- ECO
- B33
- Moves
- 21 plies
- FEN
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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
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 5 | |
| 2000+ | 18 | |
| All | 23 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 11… axb5 | 23 (100%) |
Master games
103 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 40%, draw 22%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- GM David Paravyan (2608) – GM Erigaisi Arjun (2778) 0-1 · CrunchLab Masters Div 3 W · 2024-07-20
- GM Rauf Mamedov (2666) – GM Baadur Jobava (2669) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-TUR Super League 2016 · 2016-08-03
- GM Eltaj Safarli (2656) – GM Rauf Mamedov (2660) 1/2-1/2 · Vugar Gashimov Mem B 2014 · 2014-04-22
- IM Alessio Valsecchi (2510) – GM Michal Krasenkow (2626) 1/2-1/2 · 50th Italian Teams 2018 · 2018-04-28
- IM Vladimir Demin (2430) – GM Alexander Moiseenko (2602) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th Apr Early · 2022-04-26
Highest-rated Lichess games
- CM Imlearningchess3434 (2515) – ana_7azeen (2480) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- ph0rial (2451) – ScrappyCokko (2520) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- lillegutt (2452) – Peppieman (2371) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation (10. Nd5 f5) 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
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit B20
- Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: King David's Opening B20
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.