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| There was no way for the queen to move and maintain coverage of c3 (16 Qe3 Nf5) so as to prevent the infliction of doubled pawns. On 16 Qe2 Nxc3+ 17 bxc3 b5, Black will execute the maneuver ... Ne7-c8-b6-a4. (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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