My Secret Weapon: 1.b3

The Nimzowitsch-Larsen attack with 1.b3 (or 1.Cf3 followed by 2.b3) is a system quite forgotten by theorists, which however can be a forceful weapon in the hands of an ambitious white player. Even Bobby Fischer tested her in several games, sometimes preferring her to his beloved 1.e4. His greatest supporter was the legendary Danish wrestler Bent Larsen. 1.b3 has also found a place in the practice of today's world elite and now finally one of the top 10 chess players in the world tackles the subject for ChessBase: none other than the grandmaster Wesley So!