a3 or nah?

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Avatar of Chr0mePl8edSt0vePipe
I have my question in the analysis. Thanks for any help!

Avatar of hanchua

Hi. I think both a3 and knight c3 are good moves in this position. Another move to consider might be c5. Hope this helps.

Avatar of ImaRiceCake

a3 is a blunder because black has knight to c2, forking the rook with bishop protecting. Na3 seems to be the only good move in this position.