Lol, after 30 (possibly even 60) years without any noticeable change, is it fair to still call it a meta? If so, spot on. Maybe chess needs a MWL and move ban list to shake it up a bit XD
I for one am glad the main queens side lines have maintaned relevance over this period of time.
I do get your point but I think you may have overlooked move #2 ?
Kramnik is only using 1.d4 sidelines because heās lazy and is still better than everybody who isnāt in the top 10.
On another note some opening lines are used because they just have a surplus of in their preparations waiting to see the light of day.
I was telling somebody not long that chess is board game debate without a teammate.
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