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Black Queen covers as well though.
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.
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.