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[ECO code C53]
(CLOSE) GIUOCO PIANO - Strongpoint Def.
The Mestel Variation
Black deployed his queen and withdrew his dark bishop to QKt3(b6), determined to hold the centre.
White now has no advantage in a P exchange, and develops Queen's Bishop to KKt5(g5) to attack Black's queen and avoid 6..PxP, 7..QxP+ch. W-Alt.
    White  Black	White  Black
 1. P-K4   P-K4	     5.	P-Q4   B-Kt3
 2. Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3    6.	B-Kt5
 3. B-B4   B-B4
 4. P-B3   Q-K2
Example ends: Undo or Jump or Clear