Chess Opening Theory/1. g3/1...g6

=Benko Opening=

1...g6
Black mirrors White’s move, and prepares to fianchetto their own king’s bishop with an eventual …Bg7 in order to control part of the centre and place pressure on White’s queenside. Play could now continue in a symmetrical vein with 2. Bg2 Bg7, or could transpose into more well-known lines if White tries a flexible move like 2. Nf3. A transposition to a sideline of the English Opening is also possible via 2. c4.

Theory table
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1.g3 g6