Black should move e5 and make sure the pawn on e4 does not progress as it woud neutralise most of the black options. It will also make the Bishop on Black and Queen a clean path and you can see here that the White King's side H file is very weak.
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ajedrecito wrote:
Black makes several more moves than that. Generally he plays g6, Bg7, e6, d6, Nge7, O-O, and plays for either Nd4 or queenside play with Rb8 and b5-b4.
Lol yeah, but I didn't want to specify one variation from black, just a general sicilian :)
Make a search for "Closed Sicilian from Black's Perspective", by David Vigorito. One of the best videos you can find on the subject. He gives you an awesome repertoire for Black against the Closed.
vs d blk knight at c3, i play Bb5 & capture it. or chase d knight wherever. but i usually use the Paulsen variation- more grit... kudos!
I've been playing closed sicilian white for years - that was my only response to sicilian (mainly because you don't have to learn as much compared to 2.Nf3). I like it - don't claim to be a big expert of it but I played so many games that now it is easy for me to trap unexperienced players (experienced who know this opening end up almost even - sometimes better). If you wanna know more about it just google it,it's popular enough. Here's one good link:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessopening?eco=B23
I've been playing the closed sicilian with good success in bullet + blitz games as my anti-sicilian opening but I feel this success is mostly because my opponents are caught off guard by the opening, not because of my own preparation. So, before I take it to OTB and CC games I need to do a bit more research....
Does anyone know of any good articles, games, or other learning material so that I can learn a bit more about my new pet opening?