Position after 9. Rc1

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Shaked must prevent the doubling of the pawns, as then Black's knight on b8 would settle on c5. Now, at least the pawn on a3 supports b2-b4 to restrict the b8 knight. (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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