[ -%NOTENUMCLINENUMCTEXTC 000000 000010Black tries to force white to 000011block his pawn on c2 with his 000012knight on b1. 000024give rise to great tactical 000025complications. 000027As a tradeoff for having such 000028an active piece, black's king 000029position has been weakened. 000100Black wastes no time in 000101getting castled. He has no 000102real chance of castling Q-side 000103in this variation. He posts 000030This is the most popular move 000031in this position. White has 000032not committed himself as to 000033which side he will castle on. 000034Most likely he will look to 000035exchange off black's dragon 000036bishop with the moves Qd2 and 000037Bh6. Tactically, white sets a 000038trap. If black plays Ng4 to 000039trade off pieces, white will 00003:reply Bb5+ and win a piece ! 000040White announces his intention 000041of trying to trade off dark 000042squared bishops by playing 000050Black develops a piece which 000051controls the center. He also 000052aids his Queen side 000053development. Black generally 000054relies on full-scale 000055Queenside counterplay. 000056Tactically, this prevents 000057white from trying to exchange 000058bishops now. For example, 000060White escorts his king to the 000061q-side in order to start his 000062pawn storm. He also threatens 000063to try and exchange dark 000064squared bishops once again now 000065that the knight is doubly 000072piece will exert control over 000073the center, and aims at the 000074critical f7 square near the 000075King. If white were to push 000076his h pawn and exchange it for 000077black's g pawn, black would 000078be forced to re-take with 000079his h pawn leaving him with 00007;could use to attack his king. 00007