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The well-known moves in this position are 6 ... c6, 6 ... Bg4 and 6 ...
Nc6. The text is notably passive, but one of the ideas is that White is
forever prevented from following e4-e5, kicking the knight, with a common
fracturing sacrifice e5-e6. Thus, Black may be planning now on following up
with the effective double fianchetto 7 ... b6 and 8 ... Bb7, as the bishop is
no longer needed on c8. On the other hand, 6 ... e6 is not very active, and
this explains its lack of popularity.
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