https://lichess.org/study/O6Rh7W2k/i7e9Vr5u

To me this is a beautiful game - I am a beginner

...a5 is a trap and white fell into it with O-O, losing the bishop.
However, if white responds c4 then white gets a good position: you cannot play ...d5.
So ...Nf6 was stronger than ...a5

https://lichess.org/study/O6Rh7W2k/i7e9Vr5u ...a5 is a trap and white fell into it with O-O, losing the bishop. However, if white responds c4 then white gets a good position: you cannot play ...d5. So ...Nf6 was stronger than ...a5

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