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| It appears that if Black moves his c8 bishop then on 12 bxc4 dxc4 would give up the center, while 12 ... Nxc4 allows 13 Qb3. (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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