Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov System
- 1.d4Nf6
- 2.c4g6
- 3.Nc3Bg7
- 4.e4d6
- 5.Nf3O-O
- 6.Be2e5
- 7.Be3
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A King's Indian Orthodox line in which White plays 7. Be3, developing the bishop and holding the central tension instead of castling at once.
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With 7. Be3 White develops the dark-squared bishop before castling, supporting d4 and keeping the central tension instead of committing with 7. O-O or 7. d5. Black's most frequent answer is 7...Nc6, adding pressure on d4. The main alternatives are 7...Ng4, which attacks the bishop at once, and 7...exd4, which releases the tension. Engines rate the position as roughly balanced, and White has scored somewhat better in practice.