Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...d6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Qxd4

Chekhover Sicilian
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/3p4/8/3QP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1KB1R b
Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4

Chekhover Sicilian

White captures the pawn with the Queen. This move is not uncommon among amateur players. Black has the possibility of playing Nc6 at some stage and if so White could pin it.

Theory table

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4

	4	5	6	7
	Qxd4 Nf6	e5 Nc6	Bb5 Qa5+	Nc3 Qxb5	=
	... Nc6	Bb5 Bd7	Bxc6 Bxc6	Nc3 Nf6	+=
	... a6	Bc4 Nc6	Qe3 Nf6	+=

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.