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=====Sidelines===== 5th-move deviations for White include: * 5.Qg4 * 5.dxc5 * 5.Nf3 * 5.Bd2 4th-move deviations for White include: * 4.exd5 exd5, transposing to a line of the Exchange Variation, where White may aim to prove that Black's bishop on b4 is misplaced. * 4.Ne2 (the Alekhine Gambit) 4...dxe4 5.a3 Be7 (5...Bxc3+ is necessary if Black wants to try to hold the pawn) 6.Nxe4 to prevent Black from doubling his pawns. * 4.Bd3 defending e4. * 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 dxe4 6.Qg4, another attempt to exploit Black's weakness on g7. * 4.e5 c5 5.Bd2, again preventing the doubled pawns and making possible 6.Nb5, where the knight may hop into d6 or simply defend d4. * 4.Bd2 (an old move sometimes played by [[Rashid Nezhmetdinov]], notably against [[Mikhail Tal]]) Deviations for Black include: * 4...Ne7 although this move usually transposes to the main line. * 4...b6 followed by ...Ba6, or 4...Qd7 with the idea of meeting 5.Qg4 with 5...f5. Theory currently prefers White's chances in both lines. * Another popular way for Black to deviate is 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Ba5, the Armenian Variation, as its theory and practice have been much enriched by players from that country, the most notable of whom is [[Rafael Vaganian]]. Black maintains the pin on the knight, which White usually tries to break by playing 6.b4 cxb4 7.Qg4 or 7.Nb5 (usually 7.Nb5 bxa3+ 8.c3 Bc7 9.Bxa3 and White has the upper hand).
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