30 Jul 06
I have started getting interested in the variations in the Sicilian Dafence including an early Qxd4.
Example: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4!?
I´m just wondering if anyone have some info about this, or other lines including an early Qxd4.
Both sites and books are appriciated. (if you spell it so... xD)
FixarN
01 Aug 06
Originally posted by FixarNI would think this line is bad since white loses a tempo to the natural developing move by black: Nc6.
I have started getting interested in the variations in the Sicilian Dafence including an early Qxd4.
Example: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4!?
I´m just wondering if anyone have some info about this, or other lines including an early Qxd4.
Both sites and books are appriciated. (if you spell it so... xD)
FixarN
That's probably why I've never heard of this variation.
01 Aug 06
Originally posted by hypermo2001Except white has the pin Bb5. I am not sure if there are books entirely on this variation, but I know Chris Baker suggest this line in his book, "A Startling Opening Repetoire for White"
I would think this line is bad since white loses a tempo to the natural developing move by black: Nc6.
That's probably why I've never heard of this variation.
01 Aug 06
Originally posted by !~TONY~!so are you giving up the two bishops? otherwise I think the queen will have to move again very soon.
Except white has the pin Bb5. I am not sure if there are books entirely on this variation, but I know Chris Baker suggest this line in his book, "A Startling Opening Repetoire for White"
03 Aug 06
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Originally posted by hypermo2001Tal played it at least once (Tal - Jakobson Skope Olympiad 1972, p442 of the Life and games of Mikhail Tal, Everyman Chess Edition 1997). Tal says in the introduction to the game: "...The result of each game did not play a decisive role..." and in his notes to the 4th move (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4) he writes: "My opponent made his first three moves suspiciously quickly, and so I decided not to venture into a theoretical dispute, preferring the relatively unusual (though fairly popular in recent times) capture with the queen.
I would think this line is bad since white loses a tempo to the natural developing move by black: Nc6.
That's probably why I've never heard of this variation.
Tal was a world champion in the days when that really meant something, he makes excuses for the move, but nevertheless played it. If he's prepared to play it then FixarN has some justification. I doubt if white can expect much of an advantage as the queen won't stay on d4 for long, except by forcing black to think rather than rely on theory in the opening. There are 3000 games on my database starting with this line and it scores 53% which is the same as for the knight recapture which was played 81,000 times. It looks wrong to me too, but would you want to play the black side OTB against someone whose rating is higher than yours...