Thursday, July 12, 2018

Answering chess questions

Q:

With a positional sacrifice 1.Ncxd5,  if Black accepts the sacrifice by playing 1.......exd5  White can either play 2. e6+  but the e pawn will be lost later so 2.Nxd5 looks better followed by 3.Bc4 looks good for White. Is this correct?

A:

Here, if White to move,the both continuations can give a solid advantage to White. But the first one - with e6 - looks like more clear and convincing one. The decisive point is the win of the pawn on d5 with Knight from f4, after the exchange on d7. Thus White ends up with a clear extra pawn + save his positional pluses and have an easy-to-play position. As to line with Bc4, it is more risky to do on practice, and White still has to prove his advantage and to play very accurately further in order not to miss some counterplay and not to get his passed central pawns blockaded.

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