Is it such a problem? I had a look in. Here is a sample line.

1.e4 c5 2.Nh3 d6 3.g4 h5 4.f3 e5 5.Nf2 Nc6 6.Bc4 hxg4 7.fxg4 Qh4 8.Qf3 Qf6 9.Qg3 Bd7 10.g5 Qg6

Black can long castle and have a comfortable game, imho.

I don't know much of Sicilian. I prefer 1.d4 Original post got me interested. What can black ask for in the opening ? Neutralising white initiative, not stepping on the mine fields and have a playable game, is it not? Does 4...h5 provide a solution? That's what we need to debate.

Meeting Trash by Trash continues

1.e4 c5 2.Nh3 d6 3.g4 h5 4.gxh5 e5 5.d3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Qb6 7.b3 Bg4 8.f3 Bxh5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd2 Nc6 11.Bg2 0-0-0

1.e4 c5 2.Nh3 d6 3.g4 h5 4.gxh5 e5 5.Qf3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Bb5 Rxh5

1.e4 c5 2.Nh3 d6 3.g4 h5 4.gxh5 e5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nd5 Nf6 7.Nxf6+ Qxf6 8.d3 Nd4 9.Bg2 Qh4 10.Ng1

I think 4...h5 is very much playable with similar theme. Exploit d4 square. Pressurise h3 knight to move, develop Queen side fast and castle long. If Bb5,Bxc6 is played, strategy could be to give marching order to central pawn mass. The more I think of it the more I like 3...h5. Any views?

Meeting Trash by Trash. Some lines

1.e4 c5 2.Nh3 d6 3.g4 h5 4.g5 e5 5.Nc3 Bg4 6.f3 Bxh3 7.Bxh3 Qxg5 Thretening Qh4+


1.e4 c5 2.Nh3 d6 3.g4 h5 4.g5 e5 5.d3 Be7 6.Rg1 Nc6 7.Nc3 Nd4 Intending Bg4 8.Bg2 Be6 9.f3 Qd7 10.Nf2 0-0-0


1.e4 c5 2.Nh3 d6 3.g4 h5 4.g5 e5 5.Qf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Qe7 7.Na3 Bg4 8.Qe3 0-0-0

Your comments please, Smyslov_Fan

I managed to dig up this game, which makes me rather tempted to play it myself.

[Event "29. World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2001.07.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zimbeck, David"]
[Black "Gold, Paul M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nh3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.g4 g6 5.d3 Bg7 6.Bg2 e6 7.O-O Nge7 8.Be3 O-O 9.f4 f5 10.gxf5 exf5 11.Ng5 Rb8 12.h4 Nd4 13.h5 fxe4 14.hxg6 hxg6 15.dxe4 Nec6 16.e5 dxe5 17.Bd5+ Kh8 18.Kg2 Bh6 19.Rh1 Nf5 20.Rxh6+ Nxh6 21.Qh1 Kg7 22.Qxh6+ Kxh6 23.Rh1+ Kg7 24.Rh7+ Kf6 25.Nce4+ Kf5 26.Ng3+ Kg4 27.Bf3# 1-0

Smyslov_Fan, I suggest you change Nh6 to Nh3 in the subject. (NOTE: I have now made this change - your friendly forum moderator, alumbrado) You have given me home work. I'm a old fationed main line guy and I love learn refutations of these lines. You must have worked at it. Why don't you share your thoughts?

Yeah, this is a real opening.  There's a local master who has been publicising his blitz wins in this and other lines.  He wins very quickly even against known titled players on ICC.  His main idea is 1.e4 c5 2.Nh3 d6?!

Here is one such game between GM Fedorowicz and Brian Wall.  The notes are by Brian Wall and augmented by Fritz

1. e4 c5 2. Nh3!!

The Brick by Life Master Jack Joung

2 ... d6  3. g4 Nf6

GM Fedorowitz is a World renowned expert on the Najdorf so his piece setup is
automatic.



4. g5 Nxe4!! 5. d3

The trap- Black loses a piece - Jennifer Shahade , among many others, fell for
this too. The rest is just my usual sterling technique.

5 ... Bxh3 6. Bxh3 Nxg5 7. Bxg5 Nc6 8. Nc3 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Bg7 11. Bg2 e6

12. h4 Qb6 13. Rb1 O-O-O 14. O-O Bf6 15. Qf3 gxh4 16. Bxd6 Bd4 17. Bh2 f5

18. Kh1 Rhg8 19. Ne2 Be5 20. Nf4 Rg4 21. Nxe6 Bxh2 22. Nxd8 Qxd8 23. Qxf5+ Kb8

24. Qxg4 Bc7 25. Bxc6

{Black forfeits on time}
1-0

Does anyone have good ideas on how to refute this trash?