Position after 19. a5

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Shaked has emerged with a slight but steady edge, having accomplished a break in Black's Hedgehog queenside pawns. This should leave White with the chance to apply positional pressure based on a spatial advance of his b-pawn after the Black b-pawn is eliminated. (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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