Position after 17. Ng5

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This was always the plan in the event of ... d6-d5, but now Black has the sealer-sweeper 17 ... c3 with a persistent initiative, although the likely investment by Black is two pawns and it will take a while to build up some real threats. (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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