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Chapter 11
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Theygotsandwichesfromadeliforlunchandatethemovertheboard.SuppercamefromaChinesetake-outonFirstAvenue.Bennywouldnotletherplayquicklythroughtheopenings;hestoppedherwheneveramovewasatallobscureandaskedherwhyshedidit.Hemadeheranalyzeeverythingoutoftheordinary.Sometimeshewouldphysicallystopherhandfrommovingapiecetoaskquestions.“Whynotadvancetheknight?”or“Whyisn’thedefendingagainsttherook?”or“What’sgoingtobecomeofthebackwardpawn?”Itwasrigorousandintense,andhedidnotletup.Shehadbeenawareofsuchquestionsforyearsbuthadneverallowedherselftopursuethemwiththiskindofrigor.Oftenhermindwouldberacingwiththeattackpossibilitiesinherentinthepositionsthatdevelopedinfrontofher,wantingtopushLuchenkoorMeckingorCzerniakintolightningattacksagainstBorgov,whenBennystoppedherwithaquestionaboutdefenseoropeningthelightordarksquaresorcontestingafilewitharook.Itinfuriatedhersometimes,yetshecouldseetherightnessofhisquestions.ShehadbeenplayinggrandmastergamesinherheadfromthetimeshefirstdiscoveredChessReview,butshehadnotbeendisciplinedaboutit.
