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| Surprising at first, as if Black replies with exd5, then the d7 bishop is liberated. But White has to know whether a Black knight will be appearing on d5, and if White does not make this exchange, then at any moment Black can play ... d5xc4 followed by ... Ne7-d5. (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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