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"Why is Black lost? Material is equal and White hasn’t got a piece beyond the second rank. The answer lies in the pawns. White has two beautiful squares on c4 and d5 plus a mobile pawn roller on the left flank, whereas Black’s pawns constrict his own pieces terribly, particularly the bishop." Michael Stean
If each player is capable of quick development, castling and of not blundering any pieces away, what is there to separate the two sides? This is the starting point of Simple Chess . - Michael Stean
1.Nd5+ exd5 2.exd6+ Kxd6 3.Qxe8 Qxd3 4.b3 seems, at the very least, unpleasant for black.
ReplyDeleteHello Jack. Good to see you here.
DeleteNd5 definitely looks "on" doesn’t it. I’ll answer more fully tomorrow with the Masters’ feedback post.
10 points for Jack.
ReplyDeleteSee the feedback post here:-
https://theabysmaldepthsofchess.blogspot.com/2020/06/btm-7a-tadoc-ram.html