1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. f1c4  3... g8f6  4. d2d3  4... a7a6 [%c_effect a6;square;a6;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Gukesh starts a curious plan in an opening as well-known as the Italian. Instead of developing the pieces, he plays two pawn moves, one on each side of the board. Both moves have advantages and are common in this opening at some point, but not this soon. How are we going to explain to our children that playing like this is also possible $2 The best thing to do is to tell them that to be able to play pawn moves before developing the pieces, you first need to understand all the basics of opening play. Only with this solid understanding first is it possible to start looking for more creative paths. It's worth highlighting that the computer is a destroyer of dogmas: it shows that it's possible to play in different ways than we believed in the past. 5. e1g1  5... h7h6 [%c_effect h6;square;h6;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Here it is, the second pawn move. It's difficult to even explain this without studying for a few hours to try to understand what the idea really is. I suppose Black is maintaining flexibility in developing the f8-bishop, which can go to c5 but also to e7 or g7 after g6 or even g5. 6. a2a4  6... f8c5 Finally a conventional move. 7. c1e3  7... d7d6 It's never quite clear to me if Black should take on e3 or wait a little longer, allowing White to capture on c5. The computer doesn't help me resolve this doubt, as it gives more or less the same evaluation after both moves.