Advanced Variation
White’s Plans
Move Knights to Defend d4
Take Black’s Knight on h6
Push on g4
Push on g3
Blacks’s Plans
Move Knights to Attack d4
Take White’s Knight on a3
Play Knight to b4
Swing rook over to c-file
Classic Variation
White’s Plans
Point Bishop Toward Black’s Kingside
Swing Rook Over To Attack Black’s
Kingside
Control d4 w/ Knight
Blacks’s Plans
Set up …f6 break
Push pawns for Queenside
Attack
Control long diagonal with light squared bishop
Place Knight on c4 autpost
Winawer Variation
White’s Plans
Push a4
Swing Queen Over to Kingside
Push h pawn for Kingside
Attack
Point Bishop Toward Black’s
Kingside
Blacks’s Plans
Block White's a4 push with Bishop
Lock White's bad pawn structure in
Swing Queen over to Kingside
Place Knight on c4 outpost
Exchange Variation
White’s Plans
Develop Queen Early
Counter White's c pawn push with b3
Blacks’s Plans
Exchange off light squared bishops
Push c pawn