Here’s my most recent 1 minute no increment game. Black foolishly tried the Sicilian and as always white’s superior development and center control led to an unstoppable attack on the black king.
Are you serious?! It’s bullet! Why are you taking you best bullet games to counter our rapid games???
Lol this is the chess.com forums, and the openings board to be exact. If silly stuff like this surprises you then you must be new here 
2. c3 is just a move, probably a little harmless theoretically as black has multiple options which come close to objective equality, but it's just a game, and there's nothing wrong with someone who plays it. Someone else on this site, I think it was Alex Richter maybe, made the point that after 1. e4 c5, 2. c3 is funny in the sense that it more-or-less cancels out the idea of black's previous move and reinstates the exact same threat which existed after white's previous move. This isn't to argue that there's anything special about the c3 Sicilian...
And if there's a true advantage for white vs the Sicilian it lies in the Open Sicilians or the Bb5 sidelines, where of course the real debates are had
Interesting, but mostly inaccurate.
I said it in the original post and I’ll say it again here. The move c5 violates every opening principle. It fails to develop a piece, fails to put a pawn in the center and fails to open a bishop for development. Now the only reason anyone ever played c5 is that in order for white to open the position up and take advantage of his superior development and center control he must trade his d pawn for blacks c pawn. This small amount of compensation is enough for black to hold. By playing 2.c3!!! White does not allow this exchange, . Black then has no answer to white’s superior development and center control, which will ultimately decide the game.
2. c3 is just a move, probably a little harmless theoretically as black has multiple options which come close to objective equality, but it's just a game, and there's nothing wrong with someone who plays it. Someone else on this site, I think it was Alex Richter maybe, made the point that after 1. e4 c5, 2. c3 is funny in the sense that it more-or-less cancels out the idea of black's previous move and reinstates the exact same threat which existed after white's previous move. This isn't to argue that there's anything special about the c3 Sicilian...
And if there's a true advantage for white vs the Sicilian it lies in the Open Sicilians or the Bb5 sidelines, where of course the real debates are had
Interesting, but mostly inaccurate.
I said it in the original post and I’ll say it again here. The move c5 violates every opening principle. It fails to develop a piece, fails to put a pawn in the center and fails to open a bishop for development. Now the only reason anyone ever played c5 is that in order for white to open the position up and take advantage of his superior development and center control he must trade his d pawn for blacks c pawn. This small amount of compensation is enough for black to hold. By playing 2.c3!!! White does not allow this exchange, . Black then has no answer to white’s superior development and center control, which will ultimately decide the game.
Lol I actually like 2. c3 (although I guess not as much as you) and this is a good troll. Keep it up, this sort of thing is why I read the forums XD
Actually, play the Alapin against @JustARandomPatzer and I will see how it goes.
Actually, play the Alapin against @JustARandomPatzer and I will see how it goes.
Yes by all means please do, and post the game!
... By playing 2.c3!!! White does not allow this exchange, . Black then has no answer to white’s superior development and center control, which will ultimately decide the game.
"Objectively, the Alapin System is not that dangerous for Black. ..." - GM Mikhail Golubev (2017)
Actually, play the Alapin against @JustARandomPatzer and I will see how it goes.
Yes by all means please do, and post the game!
I mean you play him
... By playing 2.c3!!! White does not allow this exchange, . Black then has no answer to white’s superior development and center control, which will ultimately decide the game.
"Objectively, the Alapin System is not that dangerous for Black. ..." - GM Mikhail Golubev (2017)
Are you insisting arguing with the idiot for some specific reason?
... By playing 2.c3!!! White does not allow this exchange, . Black then has no answer to white’s superior development and center control, which will ultimately decide the game.
"Objectively, the Alapin System is not that dangerous for Black. ..." - GM Mikhail Golubev (2017)
Are you insisting arguing with the idiot for some specific reason?
@pfren, can you please please play him to prove it once and for all?
... By playing 2.c3!!! White does not allow this exchange, . Black then has no answer to white’s superior development and center control, which will ultimately decide the game.
"Objectively, the Alapin System is not that dangerous for Black. ..." - GM Mikhail Golubev (2017)
Are you insisting arguing with the idiot for some specific reason?
Often, opening books have the Alapin as just a sidenote, dismissing it and realized by the openings true danger:
So you two are arguing against a lot of masters who made those books? Play @pfren or @JustARandomPatzer to prove the Alapin!
... By playing 2.c3!!! White does not allow this exchange, . Black then has no answer to white’s superior development and center control, which will ultimately decide the game.
"Objectively, the Alapin System is not that dangerous for Black. ..." - GM Mikhail Golubev (2017)
Are you insisting arguing with the idiot for some specific reason?
I’m curious as to what percentage of Pfren’s posts on this thread are to call me an idiot. I’d say at least 80%
I’m curious as to what percentage of Pfren’s posts on this thread are to call me an idiot. I’d say at least 80%
That means the other 20% are way too kind to you.
Here’s my most recent 1 minute no increment game. Black foolishly tried the Sicilian and as always white’s superior development and center control led to an unstoppable attack on the black king.
BULLET????????
Play 10 min blitz or 5 min blitz! Bullet is not real chess anyways!
Here’s my most recent 1 minute no increment game. Black foolishly tried the Sicilian and as always white’s superior development and center control led to an unstoppable attack on the black king.
BULLET????????
Play 10 min blitz or 5 min blitz! Bullet is not real chess anyways!
Bullet is chess!
You can see how you can win in 4 moves!! 
Oh, wait, time stamp showed that I beat an opponent in 1 second!!
I think it is the fastest ever game available in any type of game.
It is chess, but it is too fast to really think
Depends on how you trained!
Here is another game I played today,
Analysis showed that I had only 1 inaccuracy in bullet, which is good!
Depends on positon, if it is simple and straight forward, 1 min bullet is more than enough to play a very good game.
It is chess, but it is too fast to really think
Depends on how you trained!
Here is another game I played today,
Analysis showed that I had only 1 inaccuracy in bullet, which is good!
Depends on positon, if it is simple and straight forward, 1 min bullet is more than enough to play a very good game.
"the plane, the plane"
"the plane, the plane"
Here’s my most recent 1 minute no increment game. Black foolishly tried the Sicilian and as always white’s superior development and center control led to an unstoppable attack on the black king.
Are you serious?! It’s bullet! Why are you taking you best bullet games to counter our rapid games???
I only play blitz and bullet so that’s all I can post. I’d be very willing to post my rapid games if I played any, which I don’t