Answers.Body: <p>Main ideas:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Castling long as soon as possible</li>
  <li>The Qf3 will most often move to g3 to pressure g7 and d6, and possibly help the break e4-e5.</li>
  <li>Both central files are left for the rooks to apply maximum pressure (unlike after Qd2 or Qe2 developments)</li>
  </ol>
  
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Body: <p>In the Sicilian Taimanov, after the opening moves</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  [StartPly "12"]
  
  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>7.Qf3 has become popular recently. I find it still a bit strange move however...What is (or are) the main ideas and perhaps tactical themes behind this move?  </p>
  
Tags: <opening><sicilian-defense><sicilian-taimanov>
Title: What is the main idea of 7.Qf3 in the Sicilian Taimanov?
ThreadText: # What is the main idea of 7.Qf3 in the Sicilian Taimanov?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-13)
  
  In the Sicilian Taimanov, after the opening moves
  [FEN ""]
  [StartPly "12"]
  
  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 
  
  7.Qf3 has become popular recently. I find it still a bit strange move however...What is (or are) the main ideas and perhaps tactical themes behind this move?
  
  **Tags:** opening, sicilian-defense, sicilian-taimanov
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-15. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  Main ideas:
  
  1. Castling long as soon as possible
  2. The Qf3 will most often move to g3 to pressure g7 and d6, and possibly help the break e4-e5.
  3. Both central files are left for the rooks to apply maximum pressure (unlike after Qd2 or Qe2 developments)
  
  
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