Anthony Bertolotti ► Haddonfield Chess Club. I'm currently reading a book by International Master Sam Collins on the c3 Sicilian ( Facebook·Robert W Moore
(most common) 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 – This is the main line of the Alapin.
If you want to play the Complete c3 Sicilian, follow this roadmap:
Black delays commitment. White plays (4...e6 transposes to a French structure) 5.e5 – then White has a strong center similar to a French Advance but with the c-pawn traded for Black’s c-pawn – favorable for White.
Anthony Bertolotti ► Haddonfield Chess Club. I'm currently reading a book by International Master Sam Collins on the c3 Sicilian ( Facebook·Robert W Moore
(most common) 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 – This is the main line of the Alapin.
If you want to play the Complete c3 Sicilian, follow this roadmap:
Black delays commitment. White plays (4...e6 transposes to a French structure) 5.e5 – then White has a strong center similar to a French Advance but with the c-pawn traded for Black’s c-pawn – favorable for White.