Exploting 3.d6 in the Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, 2...Nc6 3.d4

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The game starts like this:

The best move now is 3. cxd4 but this time black goes 3.d6 wich is a mistake becouse allows white to push 4.d5 with tempo:

4. Nce5 is not the best move but anyone is going to play 4.Ncb8 on this level (it's the best move). Now comes the move that allows this beautiful trap wich is not the best move either but it's not strange to see:

6.Bcg4! pinning the knight, the higher rated can already see the trap that comes after 6.f5. Black moved the bishop so the king's diagonal is very weak now! If there was a way to exploit it... wink.png

And black is lost. 7.Nge5 is not the best move but come on who is going to play 7.h6 here? Everyone is going to try to save the knight as e5 looks like a very nice square for a knight with a double attack on the white knight. 8.Bxd1 is not the best move either but it doesn't matter what black does here, if he doesnt take the queen and plays 8.e6 (best move) just take the bishop and black is done.

 

The game I discovered this:

 

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