Exchange Variation: 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3
A symmetrical structure with few early fights. Develop …Nc6, …Nf6 and the bishop to g4 before …e6, trade the dark-squared bishops with …Bd6, castle, and then start the minority attack with …Rab8 and …b5-b4 to create a weak pawn on c3. White's early queen sortie Qb3 is met by …Na5, gaining time.
- 12 min
- 1 step
- Lesson 110 of 132
Picking up where you left off.
Four lines, two of them core:
- 6.Bf4 Bg4 7.Qb3 Na5 (core)
- 6.Bf4 Bg4 7.Nf3 e6: the minority attack (core)
- 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.c3 Bg4 (important)
- 4.c3 Nc6 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.Nf3 Bg4 (important)
Learn takes up to five new lines at a time, core lines first. When the chapter is learned, practise it from memory.
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