The two main answers are either 2. ... d5 or 2. ... Nf6.
Both moves rely partly on the fact that White has blocked his c3 square and cannot play Nc3 any time soon.
how to play against c3 sicclian.
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Jan 7, 2021
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I like to play the fianchetto against it. Most Alapin players are not very familiar with that sideline. Put a bishop on g7, a knight on f5 (via h6) and put pressure on the d4 pawn.
Good
2....g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 is not much theory and a solid option. Especially when the white player isnt prepared, you have good changes to equalizes easy or getting an advantage.
2..nf6 is probably a better practical try, you can answer the morra 2 d4 cd 3 c3 nf6 and you are basically back to 2..nf6 alapin positions.
however, having played both 2..d5 and 2..nf6, i would say that 2..d5 is easier to absorb for me at least. white mostly gets an iqp and play revolves around it. the other try is dxc5 and hold on to dear life at the cost of awkward pieces which is hard for white to play. so if white wants to get something he has to go for the iqp.
I've played like this as Black for about 20 years...
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne7
Jan 11, 2021
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#11
still you misuderstood, I play open sicclian against sicclian but I want to know how to PLAY AGAINST white's alpin c3
After 1.e4 c5 2.c3, the most one can expect to get on the board playing as Black, if both players know what they are doing, are equal positions. There is not a single legitimate variation that clearly favours Black ( theoretically, not according to database ststistics), so there are some lines that are playable for both sides, and there are some lined that are either unplayable for Black, or are clearly in White's favor.
Jan 11, 2021
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neveraskmeforadraw wrote:
After 1.e4 c5 2.c3, the most one can expect to get on the board playing as Black, if both players know what they are doing, are equal positions. There is not a single legitimate variation that clearly favours Black ( theoretically, not according to database ststistics), so there are some lines that are playable for both sides, and there are some lined that are either unplayable for Black, or are clearly in White's favor.
The same is true of every opening. All sound openings lead eventually to positions with balanced chances. If this were not so, GMs and Super-GMs would all play a single opening.
Naroditsky has quite a few interesting games against the Alapin Sicilian across different rating ranges in his speedrun series. He explains the general ideas of the opening and how to play against it.
https://www.chess.com/game/daily/295792572
in this game I played E6 agaisnt it. it’s interesting because it can actually transpose into a French at times. (Hopefully the link works Im on mobile so can’t get the pgn.)
The laziest defence is probably 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 Bd6, planning Ne7 to cover "e" file, castling ASAP and sometimes opposing white bishop on d3 by Bf5. But you must be ready for Advance French as well.
Jan 12, 2021
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#18
LonelyRooster wrote:
The laziest defence is probably 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 Bd6, planning Ne7 to cover "e" file, castling ASAP and sometimes opposing white bishop on d3 by Bf5. But you must be ready for Advance French as well.
true In a USCF rated tournament game I played the Sicilian transposed into french, I had a very tough time winning that game.
ok, this is theory I know so far
Open Siciilian
Closed Siciilian
Bowlder Attack
(learning the niadorf not done yet)
How do you play aginst c3 sicclian