Position after 13... Nd4

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.Now we see the point of black's earlier Bg4. Black has given up the two bishops, but has excellent control of the "d4 " square by eliminating the knight on f3. Here the players agreed to a draw. A fair result, as white obtained no advantage from the opening, whereas Gurevich will be happy to draw such a strong player as Kudrin with black with relative ease. Gurevich will try his luck tomorrow with white no doubt (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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