Refuting the Sicilian

This is a game I played tonight at chess club against my area Junior champion...

Originally posted by Fat Lady
Thanks to a beer and brandy (*) induced mouse-slip on playchess.com, I have at last found a refutation of that most troublesome of Black defences, the Sicilain:

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g4

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
You can murder people with the Smith-Morra, especially if they aren't prepared for it.
[pgn]
[Event "April 2007 Threesomes II"]
[Site "http://www.playtheimmortalgame.com"]
[Date "2008.03.16"]
[EndDate "2008.03.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Squelchbelch"]
[Black "rchillcott"]
[WhiteRating "1656"]
[BlackRating "1933"]
[WhiteELO "1656"]
[BlackELO "1 ...[text shortened]... 8xf7 10. Qd1d5 e6 11. Qd5xe5 Qd8f6
12. Qe5c7 a6 13. Nc3e4 1-0[/pgn]

Originally posted by black beetle
And if they do are prepared??

😵

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
You still get all the early attacking chances & plenty of play for a measly pawn.

Originally posted by black beetle
Accurate!

So you keep up playing S/M all the time??
😵

Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromfics
No, he plays the c3 Sicilian too. 🙂

(1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 Nf6 / 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 d5)