nocteus wrote on 10/22/19 at 14:23:16:


I think after 7...Qc7 Black is fine. If 8 Bf4 then Rb8 and Bb4 look good and if 8 f4 then d5. If White doesn't take then Black has a position most of us Frenchies can only dream about and if White takes then Black should be fine after Bxd6 (the pawn on f4 does not make much sense in that case).

I would be more worried about 7. Bd3 (suggested by Negi in 1 e4 vs the Sicilian III). When I was studying that chapter in Negi's book I got the impression that there is no simple road to equality for Black. (Of course Black should be fine with best play.)