When I first started playing chess, I wondered if 1.e4 c5 2.c4 was an acceptable way of playing against the Sicilian. At the time I knew no opening theory, but it turns out that it is, as it transposes into a line of the English (normally starting with 1.c4).
Soon after that I faced 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c4!? as Black, and although I did win that game, White seemed better out of the opening.
So the next question is, after 1.e4 e5 can 2.c4 be played? The following game (played by correspondence) sees White give it a go (by transposition). However, the main objection to these systems (losing control of d4) is demonstrated both early in the game, and as the games final move!
White,Christopher (1806) - Thew,Brian W. (2060) [C20]
2020/AUS/SNR-B (AUS) ICCF, 20.04.2020
1. c4 e5 2. e4 Bc5 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 Nge7 6. b4 Bb6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2 Nd4 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Nxe2 11. Qxe2 f5 12. d3 fxe4 13. dxe4 Qe8 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Rd2 Bb5 16. Qe1 a5 17. Bc3 Bc4 18. Qd1 axb4 19. Bxb4 Ba5 20. Rb2 Bxb4 21. axb4 Qb5 22. Kd2 Ra3 23. Ke1 Rfa8 24. Nd2 Bd3 25. f3 Qb6 26. Nb1 Bb5 27. Nxa3 Rxa3 28. Qc1 Re3+ 29. Kd1 Ba4+ 30. Rc2 Qd4+ 0-1
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