puzzle 29 a + b
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puzzle 29 a + b
Black to play: positional observation only!
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Hey, Greg, Thank you for bringing some color into our world
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White to play
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Hey, Greg, Thank you for bringing some color into our world
PS. If you see grey squares, just SHIFT + reload to update the images.
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Nxg6 is indeed the correct move Ghorn
you might expect something like:
1. Nxg6 Nxg6 2.Bxf7+ Kh8 3.Bxe8 Nh4+ 4.Kh3 Qh6 etc. Whatever follows, black's king is exposed in the corner and black has a large enough material disadventage to just give up.
Steve, Black does indeed prevent e5 with 0-0-0, but white can launch a pawn attack, opening black's queenside.
If you ignore black's f4-pawn for a second and try playing a2-a4, you'll notice how feable black's pawns are standing on the queen side. The end result will look something like black's king hiding behind the (lone) c7-pawn, and pieces needed to protect the open queenside. They might come in better use attacking white's kingside instead.
Strong is playing Rb8, removing white's threathning e5 and using it for the pawn defense by making white's pawn attack useless, as white would now only open it for black, and go for the short castle.
you might expect something like:
1. Nxg6 Nxg6 2.Bxf7+ Kh8 3.Bxe8 Nh4+ 4.Kh3 Qh6 etc. Whatever follows, black's king is exposed in the corner and black has a large enough material disadventage to just give up.
Steve, Black does indeed prevent e5 with 0-0-0, but white can launch a pawn attack, opening black's queenside.
If you ignore black's f4-pawn for a second and try playing a2-a4, you'll notice how feable black's pawns are standing on the queen side. The end result will look something like black's king hiding behind the (lone) c7-pawn, and pieces needed to protect the open queenside. They might come in better use attacking white's kingside instead.
Strong is playing Rb8, removing white's threathning e5 and using it for the pawn defense by making white's pawn attack useless, as white would now only open it for black, and go for the short castle.