Position after 25... Bb7

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Ignoring the knight on f5, although if it stays there, Black might be able to take it as the bishop on b7 now covers some of the relevant squares through which White's attack would flow. Note that if deFirmian had played 25 Ne2, then 25 ... Bxe2 would have been possible, and then Black could shoot to place his knight on e5, keep the majors on and play a good knight vs. bad bishop middlegame. (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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