• FundMECFSResearchOP
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        2 months ago

        But to be fair if it goes

        c4 qxb4

        xd5

        and white’s up a knight and just down a pawn plus queen is in danger so they have to move it

        As far as my beginner eyes see that’s a decent +2 advantage for white

        Alternatively if they take with knight, than white can threaten the queen and block the queens defens of the knight with c5

        Oh but I do see a line where you are correct.

        If it goes

        c4 Nxb4 c5 Qe7 h4 Na6

        though maybe the Knight ends up blocked in that position and potentially lost. I don’t have the vision too see that far.

        • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de
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          2 months ago

          c4 Nxb4 c5 Qe7 h4 Na6

          After c5 Qe7

          Nxe6 and it’s hard to find a response. Not taking the knight sacrifices the exchange of a rook for a knight and taking the knight runs into an infiltrating rook while also losing the b4 knight. I don’t think Nxb4 is a move honestly.