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Against …e6 and …Bd6: Bg3, not Ne5
With 2.Nf3, the reply …e6 costs you a lot: 18 games, 33%. The typical position is …Bd6 against your bishop, and your reflex Ne5: after 6.Ne5 O-O 7.Nd2, 6 games, 25%.
Recall: after 4…Qb6 5.Nc3, what does your knight threaten?