1. d2d4  1... d7d5  2. c2c4  2... c7c6  3. g1f3  3... g8f6  4. b1c3  4... e7e6  5. e2e3  5... b8d7  6. f1e2 This is a fashionable move. How can the bishop be better developed on e2 than on d3 $2 The idea is that after Black's dxc4, White is not forced to capture. 6... f8d6  7. b2b3  7... b7b6 As a general rule, in the Semi-Slav it's never too bad if you just play b6, Bb7, and so on, even in worse situations than this.