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You lean forward, counter-sploul and then make the elaborate wink and gun that marks the Earl’s Riposte. There are murmurs of approval at your skilful execution of the classic reply.
There follows a rapid exchange of moves as the game unfolds. Stav continues to decline the Shire and deploys the Dragon’s Gambit, you counter with von Hummperdink’s exclamation only to be foiled by Baron Strange’s Inverse Flush.
The match is finely balanced and hangs on your next move. Do you;