English - symmetrical - Botvinnik system reversed


1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 e5

White plays the c-pawn to c4. Black advances the c-pawn to c5. White develops the knight to c3.

Black develops the knight to c6. White moves the g-pawn to g3. Black moves the g-pawn to g6.

White develops the light-squared bishop to g2. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to g7. White plays the king's pawn to e3.

Black pushes the king's pawn to e5.


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