Answers.Body: <p>2.b3 is so vanishingly rare after 1.e4 e5 that you really should not bother preparing anything against it unless you have a friend who plays it all the time or something. Emms in <em>Play the Open Games as Black</em>, a repertoire book for Black after 1.e4 e5, does not even mention it.</p>
  
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    <p>How I should react to this type of situation on the board.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><em>Bologan's Black Weapons in the Open Games</em> suggests starting with 2...Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4, which seems as good as anything.</p>
  
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    <p>Is this some kind of trap?</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>No.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I was exploring <em>hypermodern</em> openings and had found <strong>Czyzewski Opening</strong>.</p>
  
  <pre><code>[fen ""]
  
  1.e4 e5 2.b3
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How I should react to this type of situation on the board. Is this some kind of trap?</p>
  
Tags: <opening><analysis>
Title: What is the strongest reply to Czyzewski Opening?
ThreadText: # What is the strongest reply to Czyzewski Opening?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-05-17)
  
  I was exploring *hypermodern* openings and had found **Czyzewski Opening**.
  
  ```
  [fen ""]
  
  1.e4 e5 2.b3
  
  ```
  
  How I should react to this type of situation on the board. Is this some kind of trap?
  
  **Tags:** opening, analysis
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-05-18. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  2.b3 is so vanishingly rare after 1.e4 e5 that you really should not bother preparing anything against it unless you have a friend who plays it all the time or something. Emms in *Play the Open Games as Black*, a repertoire book for Black after 1.e4 e5, does not even mention it.
  
  > How I should react to this type of situation on the board.
  
  *Bologan's Black Weapons in the Open Games* suggests starting with 2...Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4, which seems as good as anything.
  
  > Is this some kind of trap?
  
  No.
  
  
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