This is a favourite of mine. White to move. rnbqk1nr/pp1pppbp/6p1/2p5/3PP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 1 4
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I'm not an 1.e4 or Sicilian player but this smells like wild tactical variations early in the game.
Funny enough I arrive at this the most when I play the modern and my opponent goes for a scotch game structure.