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Alapin and Accelerated Dragon
Here is a line that I'm considering from the Black side vs. the Alapin. I've also considered it from the White side against the accelerated Dragon.
Alapin
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. ed5 Qd5 4. d4 ...

Started 11/25/24 at 00:12:07 by FreeRepublic
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By: FreeRepublic
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Gambit line against Alapin: 2.c3 d5 3.ed5: Nf6!?
Does anybody of you have some experience with this line against the Alapin sicilian:
1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.ed5: Nf6!? ?
I have played it a couple of times in internet blitz and so far my results...

Started 12/08/08 at 16:39:40 by FightingDragon
2 3140 Last Post 12/09/08 at 04:04:29
By: kylemeister
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2.c3 Sicilian curious transpositional thing
OK 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4
what about the very primitive 4...cxd4 5.cxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qd8!? (all the way back!) 7.Nf3 e6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 Nc6 
Is this a direct transposition to the stan...

Started 06/13/06 at 16:00:02 by Keano
6 4096 Last Post 06/14/06 at 15:35:05
By: Keano
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c3 Sicilian - quick cxd4 and Bg4 line
I play the c3 Sicilian and almost never see the line 2...d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nc6 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Bg4.
It tends to get marked as dubious in most of the literature and has never been covered by a...

Started 03/09/14 at 23:12:56 by tipau
13 15426 Last Post 03/15/14 at 01:24:54
By: TopNotch
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Goodger's TN
In his December update, John Shaw presented an excellent idea of Martyn Goodger's: 1 e4 c5 2 c3 Nf6 3 e5 Nd5 4 Nf3 e6 5 d4 cxd4 6 cxd4 d6 7 Bc4 Nc6 8 0-0 Be7 9 a3 0-0 10 Re1 Bd7 11 Bd2!? Rc8 12 Nc3 Nx...

Started 02/03/08 at 14:12:34 by IMRichardPalliser
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By: IMRichardPalliser
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2.c3 Sicilian - Books, CDs, DVDs?
What are the best books, CDs and DVDs available on the 2.c3 Sicilian?
Thanks

Started 02/22/08 at 08:49:17 by The King
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By: SFN
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COMPLEX GAMBIT IN 2.-C3 SICILIAN
I just lost a correpondence game in which i played with black against this gambit: 1.- e4 c5 2.- c3 Nf6 3.- e5 Nd5 4.- d4 cxd 5.- Nf3 d6 6.- cxd4 Nc6 7.- Bc4 Nb6 8.- Bb3 dxe5 9.- d5 Na5 10.- Nc3 Bg4 (...

Started 03/24/08 at 01:37:22 by Onslaught
1 2873 Last Post 03/24/08 at 07:04:34
By: DoubledPawns
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c3-Sicilian: Sidestepping the 10. d5! Gambit?
I am quite succesfull with the gambit arising after
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. ed5 Qd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 cd4 7. cd4 e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. d5, 
but  I am not sure how White shold co...

Started 11/18/07 at 18:58:55 by Bernhard
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By: Bernhard
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Re: 1.e4 c5 2.c3 h5!?
I suppose you could be thinking of some Nimzovich lines which are comparable to the Gurgenidze, involving a closed center with White having played e5.  But playing such moves in a position like this i...

Started 06/06/09 at 20:51:49 by kylemeister
4 4636 Last Post 08/30/09 at 22:18:33
By: bckm
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Anti-Anti-Sizilianisch 1.e4-c5 2.c3-b6
Frank Zeller, Schachverlag Kania, 2005
Anyone know any information  about this book? Can be usefull against the Alapin?
Thanks in advance

Started 08/28/09 at 09:33:13 by Templare2
4 4888 Last Post 08/29/09 at 15:26:36
By: Templare2
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What about 2...g6
Forgive me if I'm wrong but I can't see any discussion of 2...g6 against 2.c3. Anyway, I'm looking for info on this line because I'd like to give it a go. Currently I have some stuff on 1.e4 c5 2.c3 g...

Started 04/28/04 at 11:42:14 by March38253
1 2300 Last Post 04/29/04 at 03:34:49
By: alumbrado
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2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Bc4 Nb6 5.Bb3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d5
[b][size=14]This line seems to have been causing White some headaches of late and while I don't think I've solved them I do think I've come up with an idea that might put the cat back among the pig...

Started 12/07/07 at 16:22:07 by alumbrado
2 2278 Last Post 12/09/07 at 19:12:25
By: alumbrado
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Alapin
When White play the Alapin, usually I like to answer with this variation:
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Qc7 
a) 4. dxc5 Qxc5 5. Be3 Qc7 6. Nf3 Nf6 7.Bd3 g6 8. O-O Bg7
b) 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bd3 Bg7 ...

Started 04/01/07 at 15:57:50 by Batz
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By: Batz
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Alapin and French Advance
hi
What do 2c3/Alapin players play against ...e6?
I've been wondering if trying to transpose into the French Advance and then trying to get a Milner Barry Gambit might be a possibility.<br /...

Started 01/03/09 at 12:15:20 by Glen_Rotten
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By: kylemeister
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Alapin Sicilian sideline
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 - how to react here?
"Normal" move is 4..Nc6, but 4..d6 is interesting. How to fight for advantage with white?

Started 07/14/12 at 13:23:16 by Ender
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By: Ender
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Worrying line in the c3 Sicilian
A line that nearly came up in several games of mine:
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. ed5 Qd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cd4 6. cd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bc3 9. Bc3 e4 10. Ne5 Ne5 11. de5 Ne7 12. Qe2 (not normally the ...

Started 01/23/04 at 06:29:50 by madhacker (Guest)
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By: no compensation (Guest)
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Alapin: 2...d5, exd5 Nf6 playable?
What you think: is 2..d5, 3.exd5 Nf6 in the Alapin playable?
My database shows 177 games with a good score for black.
Any opinions welcome!

Started 12/28/04 at 12:53:02 by Dutch-Kalashnikov
12 7115 Last Post 01/05/05 at 19:54:33
By: MNb
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Richard Palliser reportorial against alapin
Hello friends
I had a look at Richard Pallisers book on Anti sicilian,There he recommended a line ...But ...

Started 11/28/13 at 08:16:14 by chandrashekharkoravi
10 14570 Last Post 03/09/14 at 23:27:14
By: tipau
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c3-sicilian : Who can recommend something ?
Hi !
I played the c3-sicilian from time to time with white. However, I always had problems to pose black any difficulties in the solid variation 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 6.Nf3 e6.  >:...

Started 03/06/07 at 23:46:51 by Strategy_Rules
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By: Strategy_Rules
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c3 sicilian - 2. ... Nc6
What do you recomend playing against it
as white?
i played:
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.cxd4 e6 5.Nf3 d5 6.e5 Nge7 7.Bd3 Qb6 

Started 06/05/03 at 06:42:11 by basicchess (Guest)
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