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Is C4 a good move here? Or does white risk overextending? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Most likely continuation seems to be something like

c4 Nf6

c5 Qe8

Which gives white a good looking position. And cramps black. But should white avoid this kind of play for fear of black getting in behind their pawn lines?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

False. C4 nb4 -> black queen also threatens b4

C5 Qe5

Qc4 qg5+

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

C4 nb4 -> black queen also threatens b4

C5 Qe5

Rxe5 ... black resigns because they lost a queen for nothing.

I really don't think black can take on b4 after the c4 push. c5 cuts the support and now the queen is threatened and has to move which will result in e6 (attacked 3 times) falling or black's queen being hunted.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lol I'm stupid that should have been qe7

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Qe7 still runs into Nxe6 and black can't take back because e6 is attacked too many times. As suggested above Nf6 is the most sensible response after c4, black needs that knight to defend.