Black grabs the c4 pawn and tries to hold it with ...a6 and ...b5, while the Catalan bishop on g2 exerts long-term pressure down the diagonal. White plays Qc2 and a4 to recover the pawn favourably.
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You (White)
Your move - play White's next move
ProgressMove 1 of 7
Move Sequence
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.g3d5
4.Bg2dxc4
5.Nf3Be7
6.O-OO-O
7.Qc2a6
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