Is this playable?
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I've noticed in a lot of my Alekhine's games, there is a weakness on b7, and I always feel like I lose tempo to my opponent trying to cover it. I've created an example game (just made up) to illustrate what I'm talking about.
Obviously, I would never play this. I usually play something like 6:Nc6, but then after moves like b2 the white pawns seem quite strong, and then Bf3xNc6 is always an option to double black's pawns. I've thought about playing 6:a5, but I guess I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to be aiming for here. Could someone kindly help me to understand this, and how to proceed?