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| Now the Black king can get to e5, but no further. To win, Black would have to have threats of curling around with ... Bb7-a6-f1. White can play 35 c4 and lock everything up. [de Firmian has approximately 2 minutes left to reach move 41; Benjamin has approximately 3 minutes left, with 30 second increment] (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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