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| Sending a powerful signal that he will not be retreating his pieces. Now 11 Nh4 Be6 does nothing for White. Meanwhile, the knight on a4 and bishop on e3 are both on less than optimal squares. White's strategy with 8 Re1 and 9 Na4 has not worked well. (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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