Anglo-Slav Variation, Capablanca Variation

The Capablanca Variation arises when White fianchettoes the queenside bishop with 3. b3 and 4. Bb2 before committing to g3. Black answers with 4...Bg4, pinning the f3-knight and developing the bishop outside the pawn chain. The most frequent reply is 5. e3. 5. Ne5 challenges the bishop at once, and 5. g3 transposes to the Torre System. The engine rates the position as balanced, and Black scores slightly better in online games.