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2…g6 against the castled king: h4, then g4!
2…g6 is the most frequent reply to 2.a3: 119 games. When Black castles early, your h4 push has a target, and one move turns it into an attack.
Recall: after 8…Nf6, what threat makes 9.Nb5 so strong?