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| White might have played 41 Nh2, to hold up ... g5-g4, but then Black could play his king to e6 and rook to g7 to get the break in anyway. Yermolinsky opts for an active defence, and with the advance of the c-pawn to c5, can try to create a target on b6, for example. (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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