Bartel has tried the rare, but logical, 5.Na3 a couple of times now, defending c4 while attacking b5:
White may gain a tempo in certain lines, although the problem is that the knight may be misplaced later on c2. I particularly liked White's powerful positional, then tactical play in the following position:
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