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| Ouch! This is a vicious retort to 10 Nb5. Now if White just retreats his knight then nothing is holding up the e5 pawn. If 11 Nxc7 Ra7, Black menaces ... b7-b6, and the White knight on c7 has no retreat. The question is whether White can organize counterplay meanwhile. 12 Bg5 b6 13 Be7 Rxc7 looks very good for Black. (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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