....none of that made any sense
Middlegame strategies for black

Meh, I don't really think it matters what the "best" move is. In a real game the best move isn't very important to be honest. So all this engine stuff isn't very interesting to me. (I know it's a hobby for some players and they're very interested in it, and that's fine.)

Unless youre playing someone rated 3500, finding the "best move" is not important, and isnt even practical.

llamonade2 wrote:
Rdg8 would be pretty automatic for me here, preping h5-h4, and the engine says that's fine, but looking with an engine I see I didn't realize how delicate the position is for both sides.
As for the OP's specific question of if this is a strategic game or what the strategy is... that's pretty obvious. No one plays g5 then castles opposite sides without the very obvious intention of mutual mating attacks. Although black's d5 and white's d4 break complicate things. It's an interesting position, but I'd like to see the moves that lead to it. I get the impression there were some important improvements before this position happened.
I asked people with big hardwares to find the best move in this position. ( As I have standard 4 cores and I usually analyse a few minites only).
The best 4 lines MPV mode 12 cores Stockfish for 75 mins analysis.
http://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72736