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Why do people play a/h3?
@OP: Newcomers have a tendency to overgeneralize sensible hints.
a3/h3 is bad if
it wastes time (main reason)
it gives a hook for a pawn storm
it generally weakens your castling position
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Why do people play a/h3?
Some reasons why this might be done (answer assumes h3, flip it all for a3):
To prevent Bg4
To prevent Ng4 and allow stabily for a bishop on e3
To keep more pieces and cram the opponent
To prepare ...
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