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| Gurevich just dodges the threat of 18 d5. He wants to keep pressure on the e5 pawn, hoping to force it now into an exchange. Gurevich used to play the Pirc and is familiar with the strategy of trying to force White to exchange in the center. 18 e6 would not be strong enough as after 18 ... fxe6 19 Ng5, Black still has 19 ... Nd8. (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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