Timoshcenko: Sicilian Defense - The Chelyabinsk Variation: Its Past, Present and Future Taktik GM Sam Shankland is the

GM Sam Shankland is the 2018 US Champion

this is the way he deals with the 'Steinitz King'

It is also rich in move-order possibilities

Guido Kern and Jürgen Kaufeld demonstrate important strategic motifs from the middle and endgame

with constructed examples and actual games

Timoshcenko: Sicilian Defense - The Chelyabinsk Variation: Its Past, Present and Future Taktik GM Sam Shankland is theA Variation by Any Other Name Foreword by Garry Kasparov One of the most popular and intriguing variations of the Sicilian Defense is the so called Chelyabinsk Variation. In the West, it is known as the Sveshnikov Variation , while older opening monographs may refer to it as the Lasker Pelikan Variation. It is called the Chelyabinsk Variation in Russia. It is the variation that arises after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5. Once