Rather than fighting for the center immediately, you allow White to occupy it with pawns before using your fianchettoed queenside bishop and other pieces to dismantle their center from the flanks.
While 1... b6 may not be the "strongest" move theoretically, it frequently takes opponents out of their comfort zone and leads to positions you understand better than they do. Course Content Highlights Chessable 1 B6 Against Everything IM Lawr...
The course primarily focuses on Owen's Defense (1... b6) and transposes into the English Defense when appropriate, such as against 1. d4 and 1. c4. Rather than fighting for the center immediately, you
Known as "the Voice of Chess," Trent uses an accessible and anecdotal approach, often including "sprinkles" of extra information in the Video Version that aren't in the text. Chessable 1 B6 Against Everything IM Lawr...