Have I really not done one of these since January 2010? Time to fix that.
White to play
White's a long way ahead in development, but his knight's out on the rim and, more immediately, his bishop is attacked. So, what to do?
Think carefully: the championship of the world is at stake.
Blue or Red Pill? Index
White to play
White's a long way ahead in development, but his knight's out on the rim and, more immediately, his bishop is attacked. So, what to do?
Exchange on d5,
or retreat to b3.
Think carefully: the championship of the world is at stake.
Blue or Red Pill? Index
4 comments:
Bb3 precludes the pawn move to b3 and what is White to do about ... Bd7 and ... Qa5?
1. Bxd5 Nxd5 2. Nf5 hinders the development of Black's dark-squared bishop and White can follow up with Rhe1 with a possible threat of Qxd5.
Those are my initial thoughts...
Angus
Or indeed 2.Rhe1.
EJH may be on the right track. You recognise the position Justin?
Myself, I think I'd probably have played 1 Bb3 had I not known how the game went. I suspect I over value static advantages - like the bishop pair - and underestimate dynamic advantages - like the initiative and development and such.
J
Personally, I value not playing the Sicilian.
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