play 2...Nf6 (nimzo sicilian) & snatch a free pawn after their Nf3 pre-move. 😁
As someone who plays nimzowitsch sicilian seriously I really don’t like this kind of thinking. It’s sound enough on its own and the line doesn’t need any bullet chess justification that would only make people think worse of it.
@B1ZMARK, I’ve always wondered, what is the main plan in the Nimzo-Sicilian? I have been playing the Taimanov for quite some time now, and have been wanting experience in a different variation of the system.
It's basically the same as the alekhine, to hope white overextends. But as pfren has said above, the most testing variation is e5 followed by Nc3, when both Nxc3 and e6 aren't too great.
For example, Nxc3 leads to a loss of tempo for black - he moves his knight three times and trades it for white's newly developed knight. While e6 is a different kind of animal-
I looked into the Nimzo-Sicilian, unfortunately, the fact that you have to worry about 5. Ne4 lines on top of Rubinstein Countergambit lines kind of killed it for me. If I could run 8… d6 temporarily sacrificing a second pawn safely as Black every game, only needing to worry about the difference between 11. Qh4 and 11. Bc4, then I’d at least consider it, but being forced to play f5 so I can trade off a knight that I’ve moved twice prior doesn’t appeal to me.
I suggest the dragondof!!!
It has a bit of dragon and a bit of najdorf. The best part is that is is very fun to play
Is the Dragon improved by a6? Is the Najdorf improved by fianchettoing the KB?
In a few lines. Like the (uncommon) 6. Bd3 or (super-uncommon) 6. a3 lines of the Najdorf.
But no, not usually.