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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] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn’t that make whites b4 pawn loose? The black knight could pop in a take it but not sure how complicated that would be or if it’s worth it.

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

Oh damn yeah I forgot black queen threatens it too lmao.

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

Black Queen covers as well though.

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

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.

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