Sicilian - Chekhover - Zaitsev variation


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Qd7

White pushes the king's pawn to e4. Black advances the c-pawn to c5. White develops the knight to f3.

Black pushes the queen's pawn to d6. White pushes the queen's pawn to d4. Black captures on d4 with the c-pawn.

White captures with the queen on d4. Black develops the knight to c6. White develops the light-squared bishop to b5.

Black moves the queen to d7.


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