Position after 10... b5

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In this line, Black must try to make something of the long dark-squared diagonal, as if White gets in d3-d4, the trade of the light-squared bishop may have been in vain. Black wants to play ... b5-b4, and White wants to get in d3-d4. (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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