A bad but tricky sideline many people play full of traps you have to watch out for.
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Ben Finegold would say "Tricks are for kids". And that's true. This sideline in the Slav is a trick with which white tries to quickly get a winning position. If black knows it, though, it leads to a bad position for white. Don't play for traps and tricks!

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These are the stats after 22 games:
Starting rating: 2251
Current rating: 2291 (+40)
Current score: W 11, L 5, D 4, C 2
Games with Black pieces: 13
Games with White pieces: 9
Days left: 78
Rating: 2291/2500

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