Repetoire against Scillian

I used to play the Vienna a lot, so I am working to meet the sicilian with lines that include f4 at some point.

But how do you face the Dragon?

I play the dragon all the time as  black...castling queen side and marching pawns on the king side is really tough to deal with if done right

thanks i will look into it

After 1 e4 c5 2 c3 Nf6, White's position is probably not as good as it would have been after 2 Nf3, but many many players have judged it to be good enough for them. 2 ... Nf6 is one of the standard Black moves after 1 e4 c5 2 c3 and I would guess that any c3 Sicilian book would offer advice on how to react to it. See, for example, Starting Out: The c3 Sicilian by John Emms (2008)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627022143/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen116.pdf

or The Complete c3 Sicilian by Evgeny Sveshnikov (2010).

https://web.archive.org/web/20140626234618/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen141.pdf

I think one starts with 3 e5.

Perhaps there is something helpful in Starting Out: Sicilian Grand Prix Attack by Gawain Jones (2008)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627012235/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen111.pdf

or The Grand Prix Attack by Evgeny Sveshnikov (2013).

https://web.archive.org/web/20140626232217/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen171.pdf

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Guys don't get too pissed off about the fact that he is calling himself 1700. His fide is 1100 and he probably got the 1 confused with a 7.