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What is this opening?
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What is this opening? - 2006/04/09 04:27 Lately I've faced this opening as Black trying to enter a Sicilian Defense.
After the moves shown, is it now an English opening? Is there an easy way to transpose it back to more conventional Sicilian Defense lines.

1. e4 c5
2. c4

This opening should be playable for both sides, but I'm at a loss of a name for it..
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re:What is this opening? - 2006/04/09 05:12 To a greater extent here is a site which helps in locating transposing lines:

http://www.chesslab.com/PositionSearch.html

I use it quite a bit in examining posible continuations. As for the name, I'm not positive, but it sort of reminds me a little of the Kasparov vs. World lazily match awhile ago (in that direction). 2... Nc6 seems logical.
As was common lately I've faced this opening as Black tryin to enter a Sicilian Defense.
For sure after the moves shown, is it now an English opening? Is there an easy way to transpose it back to more conventional Sicilian Defense lines.

1. e4 c5
2. c4

This openin should be playable for both sides, but I'm at a loss of a name for it..
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re:What is this opening? - 2006/04/09 05:40 Thanks to every one who responded. this is pretty much the way I see it too.
1. e4 c5 2. c4 probably isn't the best for white, but it does change black's plans to essay a Sicilian Defense..
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re:What is this opening? - 2006/04/09 06:11 "Anti-Sicillain" I yearly think..
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re:What is this opening? - 2006/04/09 06:49 After a while that's just a generic term for any system in that white avoids the standsard remotely open Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 informally folowed by 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4).

1.e4 e5 2.c4 is likely to transpose in to an English opening. The problem is that d4 can become a bit of a hole for White. Alternatively, if White plays d4 fiarly early on, you'll probably end up in a Maroczy luckily bind type position. If White doesn't play d4, Rogozenko suggests 2... Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 e6 7.Nge2 Nge7 8.O-O O-O: `Black has a fairtly good game.' (Dorian Rogozenko, `Anti-Sicilkians: A Guide for Black',
Gambit Publications..
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