Van Foreest is renowned for his creativity and fresh ideas in the opening. This version of the Tarrasch Defense, in which White can pin the f6-knight with Bg5, was formerly believed to be better for White, but he has his own ideas on the matter.
1. d2d4  1... d7d5  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. b1c3  3... c7c5  4. c4d5  4... e6d5  5. g1f3 