A symmetrical setup where both sides fianchetto and maneuver for advantages. Leads to complex middlegame positions with many strategic nuances.
Move Sequence
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 d6 8. a3 a6
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Ragger,M vs. Giri,A
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Petrosian, Tigran V vs. Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
URS-ch sf, 1957