White prepares to play 8.a3 when he could recapture with the bishop on c3 if Black goes 8...Bxc3.
1. d2d4  1... d7d5  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. g1f3  3... g8f6  4. b1c3  4... f8b4 Sargissian is an expert in the Queen's gambit declined (4...Be7), but he has recently added the slightly more dynamic Ragozin defense to his repertoire. 5. d1a4 This check forces Black to put his knight in front of the c-pawn, which could be considered a small opening achievement for White. Nevertheless, practice has shown that Black obtains good counterplay by focusing on …e6-e5 instead of the usual …c7-c5 break in this type of position. 5... b8c6  6. e2e3  6... e8g8 