Timeline for What's wrong with 4...e5 in the Open Sicilian?
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| Mar 19, 2018 at 6:21 | comment | added | Jeff | I think the obvious reason not to play e5 here is that the d pawn is backwards and for White to attack the d pawn is a theme in the Sicilian. | |
| Sep 9, 2015 at 20:47 | comment | added | Maxwell86 | The Najdorf is a good opening and probably the most popular Sicilian. The e5-idea is not always good in this variation however. For instance, after 6.Bc4 or 6.Bg5, you should not play 6....e5, as it weakens the d5-square too much. Good luck! | |
| Sep 9, 2015 at 17:18 | comment | added | Amr Ayman | These variations seem very interesting. I particularly like the Najdorf variation of the idea. | |
| Sep 9, 2015 at 17:07 | vote | accept | Amr Ayman | ||
| Sep 9, 2015 at 16:46 | history | edited | Maxwell86 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added classical variation
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| Sep 9, 2015 at 16:41 | history | answered | Maxwell86 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |