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French Defence: Chigorin Variation
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6

Chigorin Variation

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4. g3 allows development of the f-rank bishop to g2 after playing Qe2 (in this variation, the queen takes a position that gives attacking possibilities later in the game that can allow the player to think outside the box a bit. For example: 4 ... g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. o-o and black can't always play d5, equal game.

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