Position after 18. Qa4

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Trying to put pressure on the c6 knight, but the queen seems awfully uncomfortable here. Simply 18 a3 was preferable, and White would still have some compensation for the pawn. (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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