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| A popular move here is 5 h3, preparing to settle in with 6 Be3, and Black's pieces do not have access to g4. The point of that plan is that White might later find a more active square for the light-squared bishop than e2. If 5 Bc4 now, than both 5 ... c6 and 5 ... Nxe4 (6 Nxe4 d5) are all right for Black. (Have a question? Ask GM Rohde! Not all questions can be answered, but the Grandmaster will pick selected topics to cover live from e-mail received.) |   |
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