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| The main move. 5 ... e5 6 dxe5 is weak for Black. Therefore, he gives up hope for now of pressure against d4, but the timing of the knight development has earned the retort ... Nf6-g4 if White tries to boot him from f6. (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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