Every d5-player knows the feeling. You prepare meticulously against 1.d4 and 2.c4, learn the theory, understand the structures — and then White plays 2.Nf3, 2.Bf4, 2.Nc3, or simply develops without committing to c4. Suddenly, the preparation does not apply. You are still on move two, and already navigating unfamiliar territory across several different systems.
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Nowadays, it is getting extremely difficult to find fresh ideas in the opening. When you play White, it is not easy at all to even create some practical problems for your opponent.
In his new database, GM Pavel Eljanov presents a very interesting and relatively unexplored idea - 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nbd2!?
This flexible move is often quite annoying for the fans of King's Indian and Gruenfeld. Besides preparing the advance e2-e4, White is ready to restrict Black's dark-squared bishop by means of c2-c3. This approach has a huge practical value. Instead of delving into endless theoretical debates, White is heading for less explored positions when most likely he will be more experienced than his opponent. An additional advantage of this system is that it can be used even against the Pirc Defence.
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