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No_Bee2974

Critique my opening prep plan with 1) a3

Strategy: Openings

I'm planning to play sicilian and slav as black and with white play 1)a3 and hopefully transpose to sicilian and slav with 1extra tempo at a3 which I feel can be unexpected in the unexpected possibilities it can open in familiar positions .

I'm around 1500-1600 blitz in lichess don't have much opening prep other first few moves in standard openings with white black . Having full time job with kid own time is pretty limited . So planning to minimize prep and still have solid repoitre. Mainly play 5+3s.

Posted Sep 28, 2025, 1:45 PM UTC

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