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| deFirmian would like to keep one White rook passively tending to the b-pawn. With the knight on c3, it may be hard to advance the b-pawn to b4, although in some positions, White may place a rook on c1 and gambit the c-pawn. The next moves should be critical in determining whether White has any advantage here. (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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