Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation Thematic Tournament!

Welcome to the Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation Thematic Tournament!

http://www.chess.com/tournament/sicilian-defense-lasker-pelikan-variation-thematic-tournament

64 players will compete in this exciting round robin, knockout, thematic tournament, featuring the Sveshnikov Variation which was pioneered by Evgeny Sveshnikov and Gennadi Timoshchenko in the 1970s.

Before their efforts, the variation was called the Lasker-Pelikan Variation. Emanuel Lasker played it once in his world championship match against Carl Schlechter, and Jorge Pelikan played it a few times in the 1950s, but Sveshnikov's treatment of the variation was the key to its revitalization.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Defence

Have fun and thanks for your participation!

Sincerely,

Illuminatus

Group Leader

Chess Association

http://www.chess.com/groups/home/chess-association