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"Guico Pianissimo and Scotch Gambit" ++ Pick one, not both.
"Czech Benoni, Dutch Defense" ++ Pick one, not both.
"Scandinavian Defense Icelandic Gambit" ++ Regular Scandinavian is better.
"I've read the opening you're in can suddenly change, depending on the moves."
++ Yes, chess has many transpositions.
"this can end up in a Sicilian position, even though technically you started with French" ++ Yes.
"I think the opening is not finalized until the central pawns trade or lock up." ++ Yes.
"1.) Scandinavian Defense --- I play the Icelandic Gambit, so that's e4 d5, exd5 Nf6, c4 e6. But what if White doesn't play c4?" ++ Be happy you do not have to gambit a pawn.
"What if White goes Nc3?" ++ Recapture 3...Nxd5.
"Do I want to double White's pawns with Nxc3?" ++ No, protect your central knight Nd5.
"Am I still in Scandinavian territory?" ++ Yes.
"2.) Czech Benoni --- I usually respond to d4 with Nf6. When I research online, most Nf6 openings I see include White going c4 (Grunfeld, King's Indian, etc.). But what if White just goes Nc3?" ++ Play 2...d5 and be happy your central pawn d5 cannot be dislodged by c4.
"His pawn center will be e4 & d4 without c4" ++ No, keep his pawn out of e4 with 2...d5.
"What if he goes e4 d4 c3?"
++ You mean 1 e4 d5 2 c3? just capture the free central pawn 2...dxe4.
"avoid my Benoni by going d4 e3, and just leaving the tension in the center, never taking on c5, never advancing on d5" What do I do here? Do I cxd4?" ++ Yes.
"Will I be entering Sicilian Dragon positions in this scenario?" ++ No.
"If Black avoids this via e4 e6, b3 c5, what position is this now?" ++ Kind of Sicilian.
"a modified Botvinnik System (with Bb2)" ++ After 2 b3 it is imperative to play Bb2.
Hello. My opening repertoire consists of Guico Pianissimo and Scotch Gambit for White; for Black, Czech Benoni, Dutch Defense, and Scandinavian Defense Icelandic Gambit. These are the openings I'm most studied on. Now, I've read the opening you're in can suddenly change, depending on the moves. For example, French Defense is 1.) e4 e6, but just because those moves are played, doesn't mean you're going into a French position. Apparently, this can end up in a Sicilian position, even though technically you started with French. I think the opening is not finalized until the central pawns trade or lock up.
With that said, I want to check what opening I'm in for these cases:
1.) Scandinavian Defense --- I play the Icelandic Gambit, so that's e4 d5, exd5 Nf6, c4 e6. But what if White doesn't play c4?? What if White goes Nc3?? What position am I technically in/ what can I transpose to? Do I want to double White's pawns with Nxc3? Am I still in Scandinavian territory?
2.) Czech Benoni --- I usually respond to d4 with Nf6. When I research online, most Nf6 openings I see include White going c4 (Grunfeld, King's Indian, etc.). But what if White just goes Nc3? His pawn center will be e4 & d4 without c4. What opening is this and what can I transpose to? What if he goes e4 d4 c3? What opening does that fall under??
3.) I've seen some people avoid my Benoni by going d4 e3, and just leaving the tension in the center, never taking on c5, never advancing on d5. What do I do here? Do I cxd4?? Will I be entering Sicilian Dragon positions in this scenario?
4.) I sometimes play the e4 e6, b3 d5, Bb2 gambit against the French Defense. If Black avoids this via e4 e6, b3 c5, what position is this now? What is the recommended plan? I've been playing this position by transposing into a modified Botvinnik System (with Bb2), I don't know if that's the correct play.