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Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main LineBETA

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    Developing a piece and defending the attacked e4 pawn. But Bd3 is inaccurate because it undefends the d4-knight, which means that after Nc6 white will have to build black's center with Nxc6 bxc6 or lose tempo moving their knight.

This opening often leads to a Najdorf, Dragon, or Classical Sicilian.

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