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Fantasy Variation: 3.f3 e6

With 3.f3 White builds a big centre but weakens the e1-h4 diagonal and the dark squares. Answer with the solid 3…e6, then pin with …Bb4 against Nc3, and hit b2 with …Qb6 when White's c1-bishop goes to e3. Follow up with …c5 to attack d4.

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  • Lesson 112 of 132

Three lines:

  • 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 (important)
  • 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bf4 Ne7 (deeper)
  • 4.Be3 Qb6 5.Qc1 c5 (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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