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Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant

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Summary

Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant is a chess opening[1]. It draws 325 Wikipedia views per month (chess_opening category, ranking #67 of 129).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant's instance of is recorded as chess opening[3].
  • Evgeny Sveshnikov is named after Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant[4].
  • Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant is a type of Sicilian Defence[5].
  • Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chess.stackexchange.com/tags/sveshnikov[6].
  • Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant's Portable Game Notation is recorded as e4 c5[7].
  • Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant's Portable Game Notation is recorded as Nf3 Nc6[8].
  • Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant's Portable Game Notation is recorded as d4 cxd4[9].
  • Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant's Portable Game Notation is recorded as Nxd4 Nf6[10].
  • Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant's Portable Game Notation is recorded as Nc3 e5[11].

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Definition and Type

Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant's instance of is recorded as chess opening[3]. It is a type of Sicilian Defence[5].

Origins

Evgeny Sveshnikov is named after Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant[4].

Why It Matters

Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variiant draws 325 Wikipedia views per month (chess_opening category, ranking #67 of 129).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Evgeny Sveshnikov
    Subclass of → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['cs', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'lb', 'lv', 'ru', 'uz']
    Instance of → chess opening
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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