No of course not you think that i'm what (a noob) the line that i was talking about if YOU are a starter god member than the line goes e4 c5 nf3 nc6 d4 cxd Cxd Nf6 Nc3 e5 Nf3 Bb4 (NOw in this moment black is shlitly better because it s if it was him that was white and white black becasue of symmetrie broken by BLACK) Bc4 0-0(sorry god memeber i was mistaken by the6.Nb3 instead of 6.Nf3) so yeah sorry for that Mnb BUT GET GET GET THE EASIEST SICILIAN BOOK IT S THE BEST BOOK ON THE SVESHNIKOV .

Okay so now i will respond to you TN, TN ear me carefully 10.re1 THE BOOK THE EASIEST SICILIAN GIVES THAT BLACK IS BIT BETTER IF WHIE PLAYS CORRECTLY .

RESUME: GET THAT 888888 book THANK YOU

I deesagree from the start white must have slightly diffiicult position than black so sorry for my last comment actually in the easiest sicillian book it gives Nxc3 bxN Fd6 with some ecxellent analysis

If you want to play the sveshikov you got yo have the starting out book it gives Bxc3

I happen to own that book. The section on the Sveshnikov was written by Ligterink. He claims an edge indeed based on Ortega-Zinn, Berlin 1968 where he offers the improvement 12.Qe2.
It seems that 6.Nf3 is a decent option indeed if White wants to avoid cutting edge theory. Some lines somewhat resemble the Italian Game.

MNb wrote on 04/07/10 at 11:41:41:


I played ..Bxc3 last night. I thought about lines with ..Bg4 in the game (perhaps same position as you state) but was worried about Bxh7/Ng5+/Qxg4. 
It seemed strategically good, but wanted as much play against my weaker opponent as possible. I played (mistakenly) ..f6 rather than the suggested ..h6.

I find 7.Bd3 the silly move, not 6.Nf3. I don't claim the latter being of equal value as 6.Ndb5, but 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bc4 isn't that harmless either.
In more than 500 games White has scored a miserable 28% after 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3. The choice of the stronger players (ELO 2200+) has been 9...Bxc3, arguing that White's ruined pawn structure is not compensated by his pair of bishops. Moreover there is Black's better central control. In fact I wonder what more Black can ask after just 10 superficially reasonable moves by White!
After 10.bxc3 0-0 11.0-0 Re8 12.Ng5 (12.Be4 Nf6 and White already has to concede the pair of bishops) Nf6 13.Qe2 Bg4 Black is fine; his light pieces are as active as White's. Preserving that activity is Black's priority; looking for exchanging a pair of bishops is very welcome. For this reason 11...Bg4 can't be bad either.

Hi,

I have twice now faced 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Nf3

The games continued 6..Bb4 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Bd2

In one game I played 9..Nxc3 and in the other 9..Bxc3.
I didn't really like conceding the Bishop pair, but then again keeping the Bishops slows development.

I'm sure Black is fine after both, but I feel Black should be getting more.

Is there a preference over these 2 moves or is there a better way to go earlier on?