Sicilian Reversed against Dutch Defense

Many chess players have pet opening systems with Black that they know cold. An idea to cut down on the amount of studying one has to do is try get the same position or system with the White pieces where the extra move white has could be an advantage. For those who don't know much about the rules of chess, White gets to move first  and at the highest levels, this is a minute advantage.

So a White strategy is to play his "opening system in reverse".  A common practice at ICC is to try and play a Sicilian in reverse as  mosheianina of Israel is fond of. Had Black cooperated by playing d5, then White would have been salivating playing an open Sicilian Defense in Reverse!



Black opted for d6 instead and played a Dutch like position which would likely frustrate players who memorize line after line of their favorite opening.