Comments on https://lichess.org/@/totalnoob69/blog/an-interesting-response-to-the-sicilianscandi-that-does-unusually-well/4l6hMUmf
The move b4 in the Sicilian is somewhat like the move ...b5 in the Benkö gambit, to lure the c-pawn away and open the path for your d-pawn.
Fischer played a nice game with b4 on move 7.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044390
Good
what a discovery, however after 6. a3 if black is an attacking player they can try Qa5 to pin a-pawn which white cant move and black has easy plans and advantage is more clear
I enjoy your explorations and hope you’ll keep at them.
interesting
–1.3 only matters if Black knows exactly why and how to play it, which most don’t in such rare structures.
You’re not claiming it’s sound , you’re showing it’s practically poisonous, and the stats + recurring plans back that up.
Definitely keep these explorations coming