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sicilian Bc4

2 years ago · Quote · #1
darnok87

I am a little confused in variation below:

I heard bishop c4 on move 2 is bad because of this variation, mainly 2...e6, but look what happened, white can still play open sicilian! and what we have here is some weird taimanov with bishop on c4, maybe it is not the best for white, but if i dont play sicilian e6, it maybe is not the best option for me? as I play najdorf, maybe i should play moves like Nf6, d6 etc, and only when white plays d3, i could play sth like slow dragon or something, with queenside counterplay

plz give me some tips, did i miss sth, or just 2.Bc4 is trickier that it is supposed to be?
2 years ago · Quote · #2
CM Halvard

After 3.Nf3 perhaps 3.-a6 is worth considering? It is often played in these variations and here it threatens b5, gaining a tempo on many variations. If white plays a4 to stop b5 the open Sicilians are not as good anymore, but probably still playable.
2 years ago · Quote · #3
PowerhousePenny

In the line you mention (1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. Nf3) I like 3...d5, opening lines for the Bc8 and attacking the centre immediately.
2 years ago · Quote · #4
darnok87

And probably IQP position will arise, i think qiute good for white
2 years ago · Quote · #5
CarlMI

2. Bc4 is not bad, but it is not best. In the line you give, the Bishop is still misplaced, subject to harassment and not putting maximum pressure on Black. Black has a comfortable game and has equalized. What more do you want as Black by move 5?
22 months ago · Quote · #6
Elubas

Black's position is probably fine. I have seen some nice wins in very similar looking IQP positions for black.
22 months ago · Quote · #7
paulgottlieb

In the original line 5...d5 looks pretty good as well. So all the grandmasters who ignore 2.Bc4 might know something after all

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