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| A tempting idea here for White is to play 7 Nc3 d4 8 Ne2 and then follow up with c2-c3. After 7 Nc3, 7 ... Nb6 seems weak because of 8 d4. Benjamin may be pondering 7 Nc3 dxe4 8. dxe4 Nc5, and for this reason 7 Nc3 may be insufficiently flexible. (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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