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| Recognizing that he still needs to defend against a potential central break, Shaked forestalls queenside activity. Gulko and Benjamin have drawn, and they both finish the prelims with 4 points. Fedorowicz also drew to join this group. Only Shaked can overtake them by winning today, and Sokolin can tie with them if he wins today. (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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