Originally Posted by FerraL
It seems like I get crushed and crushed by the Sicilian on Yahoo Chess.
What should I do against it if I go...
E2-E4
And he moves his bishop pawn up 2 spaces?
I am rather newbie at chess, but I have played strategy games before and understand offense+mapcontrol (in chess's case, the middle 4 squares)
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Which bishop pawn would that be? The c-pawn or the f-pawn?
One is suicidal, the other completely sound. I'm not even going to bother going into the Fred defense.
The Sicilian though is one of those things you should be expecting (and in part aiming for) with white as e4 advocate.
You can't start worrying about your opponent's defense at move 2! My advice is to pick up something like the Alapin (1. e4 c5 2. c3 or its deferred variety 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 ... 3. c3). It's fairly straightforward, make a classical center (c3-d4-e4), hold it and make it work for you. Your opponent can gain near-equality without much difficulty but it's solid and leaves room for aggression.
In any case, don't play into open Sicilian territory. I don't think you'd be ready for it.