PGN file download link (all analyzed lines, patched through Stockfish 16.1)

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: By playing an early c4 , White immediately challenges Black's central control, often leading to "reversed" structures like the Reversed Benoni or Neo-Catalan.

(Modernized Reti gambit idea) 3…f6 (or 3…e5 4.b5 Bxb5? 5.Qa4+) 4.e3 dxe3 5.fxe3 e5 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 – White gets quick development and dark-square control.

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