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| With Black's pawn on f5, this move becomes good, as 15 Qxb4 allows Black to keep the e5 hole closed off with 15 ... dxe5 and if 16 Nxe5 Bxe5 17 fxe5 Bb7, and Black is exercising muscle on the long diagonal. (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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