Reversed Sicilian
English Opening · A29 · you play White. 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5
About the Reversed Sicilian
The Reversed Sicilian with 1...e5 is Black's most principled answer to 1.c4. White plays the Dragon setup a move up: g3, Bg2, cxd5 and queenside expansion with a3 and b4. The g2 bishop on the long diagonal is the heart of White's play.
The Reversed Sicilian (A29) is one of 3 lines of the English Opening you can train here as White. It starts with 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5. Learn the Reversed Sicilian move by move, then play it against the computer until the book moves come automatically. After the opening, the page shows the typical middlegame plans, the endgames that often follow and grandmaster games with the Reversed Sicilian. Train it regularly as part of your White repertoire: the speed mode and drill show quickly which moves you still forget.