1. e4 c5. 2. Nf3 e6. 3. d4 cd. 4. Nxd4 Nc6. 5. Nb5 d6. 6. Bf4 e5. 7. Be3

This position can also arise in the Kalashnikov variation;


7...Nf6 7. Bg5 Be6. 8.Nd2 Be7. 9. Bxf6 Bxf6. 10 Nc4 0-0. 11. Qxd6 Qc8. 12. c3 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 a6. 14. Na3 Qg4 (14...Rd8 15. Qc5 Be7 16. Qe3 Bxa3 17. ba Na5 18. Bd5) 15. 0-0 Qxe4 16 Rfe1 Qf5!? unclear.