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| deFirmian exchanges off the awkwardly placed c6 knight, and now his bishop can work on the long diagonal. While Black has a compact center, White has direct pressure on the d6 point. (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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