vs Kan 2...e6
Against the Sicilian · B42 · you play White. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6
About the vs Kan 2...e6
Against the Kan, 2...e6 and 4...a6, White plays Bd3, castles and builds a Maróczy bind with c4. The clamp on d5 restricts Black for the whole game, and White can choose between kingside play and a slow squeeze.
The vs Kan 2...e6 (B42) is one of 5 lines of the Against the Sicilian you can train here as White. It starts with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6. Go through the vs Kan 2...e6 one move at a time, and when you know it, try to play the whole line without help. The page continues past the opening with middlegame plans, typical endgames and master games played with the vs Kan 2...e6. Train it regularly as part of your opening repertoire for White: the speed mode and drill show quickly which moves you still forget.