1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Qf6! After 5.0-0, there is no shortage of alternatives. 5…Bg4, 5…f6 and 5…Bd6 are of high quality and 5…Qd6 or 5…Be6 are [...]
While the opening is primarily concerned with rapid piece development alongside controlling the center—that is, the quantitative improvement of piece positioning—the middlegame largely [...]