Sicilian with 2...d5!?
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dcyftukd
Nov 4, 2024
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does anybody know what this sideline is used for??
Nov 4, 2024
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#2
usually used to get a bad position unless white played 2.c3 so you'll have to be more specific here
Nov 6, 2024
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#3
D5 is good against 2.c3, against 2.Nf3 it´s pretty stupid. After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 white has already big advantage.
2...d5 also works after 2.f4 and 2.g3.
Nov 8, 2024
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#4: After 2.f4 d5 is good as gambit 3.exd5 Nf6, After 2.g3 i would rather not play d5.
Nov 8, 2024
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in all seriousness i do not think anyone would play 2.g3 against the sicilian
It's rare, but not extremely rare. It's almost as popular as Wing Gambit 2...b4 according to my 8 million game database (9000 vs 9071 games). It's mostly an off-beat line that some people play from time to time in blitz. And it has also been studied a bit. I remember seeing an article on it on some magazine like CBM or NIC or some online article.
The Scandinavian is a pretty respected opening, so 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d5 is an excellent way to transform it to a horrible one.
sndeww wrote:
in all seriousness i do not think anyone would play 2.g3 against the sicilian
The patzer playing Black suffered quite a bit to equalize, but eventually he made it.
Pretty much everyone has played 2.g3 at blitz games, and Rapport has even used the move at a few regular time control ones (winning all of them).