lol if that's the case, you can also play the "one tempo up" Najdorf as white where you can push the e4 pawn immediately to kick away the Knight.
Playing the Sveshnikov as white to avoid the Rossolimo
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Or Black can play 1...b6 or 1...f5 (my two responses to 1.c4) and say bleep you to all Reverse Sveshnikov wannabes!
Do you wanna play the fun and dynamic Sveshnikov but you keep facing the boring and annoying Rossolimo over and over again? No worries! Play the Sveshnikov as white! Here's how!
Say goodbye to Rossolimo!