Answers.Body: <p>It is an interesting move order commented by Antonio Pavlidis in his book &quot;The Sicilian Taimanov&quot; (2019). This deviation from the typical Taimanov order (i.e. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6) <strong>avoids White's dangerous line 5. Nb5</strong>, which after 5... d6 can be followed by 6. c4 Maroczy-style, or by very concrete play with 6. Bf4 or 6. Bg5. The main drawback with the OP order is that <strong>White can play 3. Bb5 transposing to a Rossolimo</strong>, which is a super theoretical, trendy line. Antonio concludes that it is a good option if you can anticipate your opponent's prep (i.e. the Rossolimo is not in their repertoire, plus they are confident with the 5. Nb5 line).</p>
  
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Body: <pre><code> [FEN &quot;&quot;]
   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7
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  <p>Is this merely a transpositional device to avoid some lines of the Taimanov Sicilian, or does it have any independent ideas?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I'm not sure about the entire plan of black in Sicilian Flohr Variation but mostly black tries to go for a long-term attacking play. Black continues with `e6` and `a5` placing queen on `b8`, developing bishop on `d6` and so on.... You can checkout [Decode chess](https://decodechess.com/) for some detailed analysis and idea behind this variation.
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Title: What is the idea behind the Sicilian Flohr Variation?
ThreadText: # What is the idea behind the Sicilian Flohr Variation?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-02-09)
  
  ```
   [FEN ""]
   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7
  
  ```
  
  Is this merely a transpositional device to avoid some lines of the Taimanov Sicilian, or does it have any independent ideas?
  
  **Tags:** opening, sicilian-defense, minor-variations
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I'm not sure about the entire plan of black in Sicilian Flohr Variation but mostly black tries to go for a long-term attacking play. Black continues with `e6` and `a5` placing queen on `b8`, developing bishop on `d6` and so on.... You can checkout [Decode chess](https://decodechess.com/) for some detailed analysis and idea behind this variation.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2022-04-22. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  It is an interesting move order commented by Antonio Pavlidis in his book "The Sicilian Taimanov" (2019). This deviation from the typical Taimanov order (i.e. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6) **avoids White's dangerous line 5. Nb5**, which after 5... d6 can be followed by 6. c4 Maroczy-style, or by very concrete play with 6. Bf4 or 6. Bg5. The main drawback with the OP order is that **White can play 3. Bb5 transposing to a Rossolimo**, which is a super theoretical, trendy line. Antonio concludes that it is a good option if you can anticipate your opponent's prep (i.e. the Rossolimo is not in their repertoire, plus they are confident with the 5. Nb5 line).
  
  
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