Position after 8... Bxf3

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In positions where a player has fianchettoed, and thus the player's other bishop cannot retreat, for example, to h5 (because of g2-g4, the bishop often cannot find a good square, so it is better to chop. (Have a question? Ask GM Rohde! Not all questions can be answered, but the Grandmaster will pick selected topics to cover live from e-mail received.)

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