Dragonslayer wrote on 03/20/06 at 14:45:55:
The little trick 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 assures that Black decides whether to play the Dragon or accelerated Dragon (4...Nc6) having avoided the Maroczy (SHOULD READ ROSSOLIMO). White can try 3.c4 Bg7 4.d4 when 4...cxd4 gives White what he wants. 4...d6 is slightly problematic for Black. 4...Qb6 5.dxc5 Qxc5 again gives the Maroczy structure. This leaves 4...Qa5. Anyone knows if this is any good?...
Ok, so I accidentally wrote Maroczy instead of the intended Rossolimo.
With 2...g6 Black avoids the Rossolimo (Bb5). If you want to aovid the Maroczy one way is the modern defence 1...g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4, but here White can play 3.Nf3 intending 3...c5 4.dxc5. Or, I guess, 3.c4 still hoping for the Maroczy
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The point is this: Some players like to annoy Black with Bb5(+). 2...g6 avoids this. Now, certain players having been robbed of one chance to avoid complications will go for a Maroczy position with 3.c4. Others will just play 3.d4. In case of this last move I wrote that Black chooses whether to go for a Dragon proper or an accelerated Dragon, which does allow the Marozcy.
Remember, I pointed 3.c4 out, not you Alumbrado.
To Alumbrado: The last part of the quote above from: "White can try 3.c4 Bg7 4.d4" etc. contains every move you wrote in your reply. Why do you insist on debating this? My name-confusion has no bearing whatsoever on this. Why do you insist on obfuscating ths issue by mixing these two seperate things? If you wanted to reply to my post you really should offer something beyond 4...Qa5+. Like 5.Bd2 Qb6 6.Bc3 cxd4 7.Bxd4 Bxd4 8.Qxd4 Qxd4 9.Nxd4 with an even position that White wins because Black will be bored to death.
To Uberdeker: But the point I was making is exactly what you now repeat: With ...g6 Black need not distuinguish between the Alapin and Morra. 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 g6 and 2.c3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 comes to the same thing. As does 2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 or 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.c3 Bg7 etc. Normally after 2.Nf3 Black has to reconcile his choice of third move with what he plays agains the Morra (deferred, i.e. 3.d4 and 4.c3) or Alapin (deferred, i.e. 3.c3). With 2...g6 this all clicks since Black needs only one line against everything.
After 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.e5 Nc6 6.Qa4 Nd5 7.Qe4 Nc7 8.Nc3 Bg7 Black has a solid position.
Regarding the Miles example that makes some sense.
P.S. The habit of calling other people names is normally considered a trait of kids 5-12 years old. It is a bit lamentable if you're an adult.