b3 on move 2 is often a wonderful weapon to sabotage the Sicilian, French, and Caro-Kann, as the Polish author’s book says, but if you play E4 and they respond with e5, it no longer makes sense. The bishop hits a wall, the e5 pawn, and even though this also happens in the Larsen opening , White does not waste valuable time playing something as absurd as e4 to fix that wall that is harming them
The only real plan seems to be the same as in the French, Nc3 followed by Qe2 and 0-0-0, but in this case, it doesn’t make much sense, it´s too slow ! hehe.
There’s no counterplay, White has simply ended up worse. This opening is a bargain for Black, hehe.
I recently invented a opening and i think it’s pretty cool, it hasn’t been named yet, and i really want to make it known, so that it’s displayed on chess.com. It goes like this:
Main plans of this opening:
You are trying to fianchetto your queenside Bishop to put Pressure on the a1-h8 diagonal. From here now on there are 3 main responses for black: Nf6, Bc5 or d5.
Nc3 Line
If the opponent plays Nf6, there are 2 ways to defend it, all leading to different kinds of play. First of all, let´s look at the most natural response, Nc3, wich defends you pawn while developing a Knight towards the center. If this happens, the game often transposes to an italian, just with the option to fianchetto your bishop to b2.d3
d3 Line
You can also play d3 to defend the pawn in the center, leaving options like Nd2, Be2, O-O.
In this Line, Black always has the option to trade on e4 and open up the center, while White can quickly castle kingside (or how i like it: queenside to attack the opponent), but it´s not necesarry.
2. Bc5
If Black develops their Bishop to c5, you can play Nf3 and try to get maximum pressure on the pawn on e5, wich fits well with your bishop on b2.
So, you must capture back with your pawn.