How should White, to play, make progress? RB Nothing - absolutely nothing - occurs to me. 1 Ne3 possibly with Nd5 or Nf5 in mind, except that would allow 1... b4 with counterplay on the queenside. Are there any constructive rook moves? What about 1 Rd3 with the idea of R2d2 and Qd1 to make a battering ram against the d-pawn? Trouble is Black has as many pieces to defend as White has to attack. I can't see any sensible queen moves either. So that leaves the pawns. I've just noticed that Black's last move was ... h6. It doesn't look as if it was made prophylactically. Did he make it because he'd run out of useful moves? What if I make a waiting move ...

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