is it playable with white? or is then just a english transposition
yes, its just one of the many funky lines of the benko opening. 1.g3 e5 2.bg2 d5 3.c4 is ok since there is not much black can do to exploit it, compare with the sniper line
where black is already hanging by a thread.
I think the proper sniper is when black plays Bxc3, when the sniper "shoots", ruining white pawn structure, at the cost of some horrible holes on its own dark squares. Any other line transposes to other openings, doesn´t it?
no that doesnt happen always in the sniper
I think the proper sniper is when black plays Bxc3, when the sniper "shoots", ruining white pawn structure, at the cost of some horrible holes on its own dark squares. Any other line transposes to other openings, doesn´t it?
if black plays for queen trade 7...qxb4 then 8.cxb4 nxe4 9.bb2 0-0 and white is simply much better as well.
another try is
bishop pair + dark square weaknesses + the triple pawns will soon be double pawns as black needs to play d6 or b6 eventually.
these two lines and the qa5 line before bxc3 is all you need, to play agaisnt the sniper without breaking a sweat. in all 3 lines white is much better.
how
IMHO, the whole "Sniper" idea is a collection of other opening lines which weave into a common theme. The base, of course, is the Pterodactyl variation of the Modern / Robatsch Defence. The same positions could arise by transposition from the Hyper-accelerated Dragon, the Pirc, the Benoni, etc.
Slapping a new name onto a set of known positions and themes - well, I don't consider it a crime. Chess theoreticians also need to make some buck and there's absolutely nothing wrong in aggregating a related set of lines from different opening and marketing it under a cool name.
I just wish the exchange wasn't heated.
that's an opening? well thank you for teaching me about a new opening name
is it playable with white? or is then just a english transposition