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fine, how about Bb4+. develop with check.

i worry about keeping our king available too long for curtains... in general we should be bringing our king to safety before making any forays into his territory, so i am wary to so. anything that expedites the castling process is muy bien.

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my point is that Bc5 develops the same bishop that Be7 does. the only thing different is that we're moving it 2 squares further.

i said Bb4+ earlier, but i think Bc5 might be better since at least we're controlling a center square there. i guarantee Be7 and Bc5 will both result in 9. O-O O-O