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Opening theory
1.f25

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1. ...eg8
1. ...e96?
1. ...f87?
1. ...c54?
1. ...c74?
1. ...bc4?

1. ...c64
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2.fe4
2.ge5

2.ed3
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Regular defense
A dubious alternative

Treep defense
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5.g56
5.e13
5.fe4


Treep Defense with 5.ge4
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The agressive 6. ...d86 is possible because black's e-line is not in danger. To line up a phalanx, white must force de6. But f56 ends in disaster, and f46 (whether or not preceded by d34), leaves white with insufficient means to capture the e-line. Black's threat leaves white hardly any other way out than the above, though variations in pace remain possible..