• 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
        1·
        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.