59 Antoshin - 6 Be2

59 - Updated 11 November 2025

With 6 Be2, White wants to follow up with f4. I play 6..0-0 7 0-0 c5 which forces the king knight to move, which takes some bite out of f4. And with my games, 8 Nf3 is common, where f4 is prevented. A moral victory for Black.