Annotated by mjeffries (1437): Blocking development of my dark squared bishop but I (wrongly) felt uncomfortable trading my e-pawn for his d-pawn. White seems to be better here.
Preparing d5 which wins a piece. White has the dynamic advantages (development and initiative) as well as a lead in space.
As far as I can tell this move is completely wrong for the position. It does nothing to compliment White's
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