2015年6月2日 · I agree to have the "punish" attitude vs this move, should not allow Maroczy unless already a part of your repertoire with black, even then you give white opportunity to play for a edge with Maroczy. My favorite plan vs 2.c4 is a early e5, d6, f5, Nc6 .. move order depending what white plays, works well specially if white play Nf3.

Sicilian Defense: Staunton-Cochrane Variation 1.e4 c5 2.c4. Top Players

2021年8月9日 · Moscow Variation: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6, White's most important alternative to 3.d4 is 3.Bb5+, known as the Moscow Variation or Canal–Sokolsky Attack. Grandmasters sometimes choose this variation when they wish to avoid theory; for instance, it was played by Garry Kasparov in the online game Kasparov–The World.

2010年6月7日 · 1.e4 c5. 2.Bc4 e6. Then if... 3.Nc3, then 3...a6, intending a timely ...b5, and a game of queenside expansion. Or if... 3.Nf3 or anything else that doesn't blunder a piece and give you an even better option, then 3...d5. Followed by classical development, when the tempo gained by attacking the bishop equalizes instantly.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 is currently the most popular of all variations: the Sveshnikov. Black accepts a very weak square on d5 and a backward pawn in the d-file, but gets wonderful counterplay, including a number of plans like a minority attack on the queenside, kingside play with f5 or blasting open the ...

The Hedgehog Defense is a solid way for Black to deal with the English. It starts after the moves 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7, when Black accepts a cramped position to later counterattack at the right moment. Black usually exchanges their c-pawn for White's d-pawn, lines up a queen and rook on the semi-open c-file ...

2016年2月23日 · this b3 stuff with e4-c4 however looks real suspect. White is playing for a closed position, so the fianchetto is not really an improvement over d3, furthermore, your bad bishop which is the one that needs the tempi spent on it, just goes to the mediocre e2 square.

2019年10月27日 · It can be played in the Prins Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3 intending 6.c4), which only works if Black plays 2...d6, blocking the diagonal, and in the case of the Taimanov, White can play a Maroczy Bind, but only after a specific maneuver first. After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 and now 5.c4 is terrible.

2025年1月15日 · In this video, I'm talking about the Staunton-Cochrane Variation in the Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5 2.c4).

La défense sicilienne (1…c5) est une réponse populaire à 1.e4. Lorsque les blancs continuent par 2.Cf3 puis 3.d4, on entre dans le terrain bien connu des siciliennes ouvertes. Les noirs prennent généralement en d4 et les deux camps entrent dans une position complexe.