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| Benjamin preserves the pawn on e5, basing his strategy on hemming in the Black fianchettoed bishop. 18 exd6 exd6 would make White wonder why he played e4-e5 at all. (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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