This is a Swedish speciality of Rolf Martens, a chess player who has discovered many new chess openings. The opening was much discussed in Sweden in the 1980s and 1990s. The leading experts in the line have been: Rolf Martens, Mikael Johansson, Juan Bellon Lopez, Marcel Beulen, Ulla Natasha Persson, Lars Karlsson, Per Sörenfors, Johan Furhoff and Pia Cramling. The queen develops early to put d4 and b2 under pressure. White usually defends by playing 6. Nb3, but 6. e5 and 6. Be3 are more challenging for Black. The recommendations of the experts in this line against 6.Be3 have changed throughout the years. In 1987, Rolf Martens saw that 6...Bc5? was weak because of 7.Qd2. A recommendation of Rolf Martens has been 6.- Ng4!?. Bengt Svensson recommended 6...Qxb2!?. In 1997, Persson recommended Bb4!?. In 1999, Lars Karlsson recommended 6...a6!?.
Would you take this variation? If so, why?
The Gaw-Paw Variation: 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 Qb6
This is a Swedish speciality of Rolf Martens, a chess player who has discovered many new chess openings. The opening was much discussed in Sweden in the 1980s and 1990s. The leading experts in the line have been: Rolf Martens, Mikael Johansson, Juan Bellon Lopez, Marcel Beulen, Ulla Natasha Persson, Lars Karlsson, Per Sörenfors, Johan Furhoff and Pia Cramling. The queen develops early to put d4 and b2 under pressure. White usually defends by playing 6. Nb3, but 6. e5 and 6. Be3 are more challenging for Black. The recommendations of the experts in this line against 6.Be3 have changed throughout the years. In 1987, Rolf Martens saw that 6...Bc5? was weak because of 7.Qd2. A recommendation of Rolf Martens has been 6.- Ng4!?. Bengt Svensson recommended 6...Qxb2!?. In 1997, Persson recommended Bb4!?. In 1999, Lars Karlsson recommended 6...a6!?.