Features the "Plichta's Payback" Variation (5...Qe7) to control key diagonals and create early attacking chances. Sidelines & Gambits:
Rather than settling for the draw-heavy lines typical of elite chess, the lines give Black rich middlegame complexity. Chess Lifetime Repertoires Plichta-s 1 E4 E5 7z
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.Bb3 a5 8.Nbd2 a4 9.Bc2 h6 10.Re1 Be6 11.Nf1 Qd7 12.Ng3 Features the "Plichta's Payback" Variation (5