Sicilian, Gaw-Paw Variation

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Would you take this variation? If so, why?

The Gaw-Paw Variation: 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 Qb6

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Chess zver 22.png a8 rd b8 nd c8 bd d8 __ e8 kd f8 bd g8 __ h8 rd Chess zver 22.png
a7 pd b7 pd c7 __ d7 pd e7 __ f7 pd g7 pd h7 pd
a6 __ b6 qd c6 __ d6 __ e6 pd f6 nd g6 __ h6 __
a5 __ b5 __ c5 __ d5 __ e5 __ f5 __ g5 __ h5 __
a4 __ b4 __ c4 __ d4 nl e4 pl f4 __ g4 __ h4 __
a3 __ b3 __ c3 nl d3 __ e3 __ f3 __ g3 __ h3 __
a2 pl b2 pl c2 pl d2 __ e2 __ f2 pl g2 pl h2 pl
a1 rl b1 __ c1 bl d1 ql e1 kl f1 bl g1 __ h1 rl
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The Gaw-Paw Variation: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 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!?.

slvnfernando

Haven't studied this variation at all. But worth a try!