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| Quite a useful lateral defense of the d-pawn. The rook may get to use the square c4 as well. But it has to be careful, lest Black freeze it out with ... b6-b5. (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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