TaterBoy37 wrote:
There are even some nice traps
Engines don't assess a position based on traps. Engine assessments assumes both sides play what the engine thinks is the best moves for each side!
Why does stockfish hate this opening?
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As white I open the game with either
1. d4 2. e3 3. Bd3
Or
1.d4 2.Nf3 3.e3
Often I transpose into a reverse Noteboom, a reverse Queen's Gambit Accepted, or a reverse Semi Slav ... all of them obviously with a move in hand. Often the assessment is equal, to slightly favoring Black... Imo I don't think modern chess engines asses opening theory as well as we think.
Why 6...d6?
e4-e5 isn't a threat, and Black can keep the option of a direct ...d7-d5.
Just 6...0-0, when 7.0-0-0 allows 7...Ng4, and 7.f3?! can be answered either by 7...d5, or 7...Nh5.
I cannot see why Black isn't already much better after 6...0-0.