tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post4104707536290422787..comments2024-01-30T06:59:13.486+11:00Comments on Lousy@Chess: Candidate Movestanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248501580728956514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-5650770890718976292007-12-04T06:11:00.000+11:002007-12-04T06:11:00.000+11:00Hmm. We looked at the same position a little diffe...Hmm. We looked at the same position a little differently.<BR/><BR/>You have two minor advantages: A more aggressively posted knight and a slightly better pawn structure.<BR/><BR/>White wants a queen trade. Is a trade good, bad, or neutral? I say neutral because its removal doesn't affect your positives on the board.<BR/><BR/>Tactically, your knight is attacked by his queen and bishop (x-ray) but only defended by your bishop so any candidate should add a defender, remove an attacker, or move it.<BR/><BR/>Candidates: Rfe8, Qxc4, Qxe3.<BR/><BR/>1...Rfe8 2.Qxc5 Nxc5 3.Rfe1 Nd3 4.Re2 Rac8 and Black seems to have a winning position and having the queens of helps to convert the win.<BR/><BR/>1...Qxc4 - Black is up a pawn, but with the queens on. White's king is more airy so it's still a win but this is harder to convert.<BR/><BR/>1...Qxe3+ 2.Kh1 Nf2+ 3.Kg1 Ng4+ 4.Qxe3 Nxe3 5.Rfc1 - Again White has a winning position with the queens off the board.<BR/><BR/>I would play 1...Rfe8, the simple win.likesforestshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-57168211620411938712007-12-04T06:08:00.000+11:002007-12-04T06:08:00.000+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.likesforestshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.com