Yes, that is the Nimzovitch-Larsen attack in the sicilian defense.
1.e4 c5 2.b3 = Sicilian?

Believe it's called the snyder variation or something like that. A friend of mine plays it exclusively against the sicilian defense, and it's working quite nice for him.

Believe it's called the snyder variation or something like that. A friend of mine plays it exclusively against the sicilian defense, and it's working quite nice for him.
it's being used in one of the vote chess games at the moment
http://www.chess.com/votechess/game.html?id=9566785

GM Ian Rogers talk on this line from the 1984 New York Open Round 1 game between IM Greg Hjorth and GM Robert Byrne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiZxIlmJPQo&feature=youtu.be
Hi guys, just like to know if the moves mentioned is a sicilian opening and what variation?
thanks
Jeff