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Ask your computer, and you will get a list of candidate moves with more-or-less meaningless evaluations. (There are no immediate tactics in this position, and White is somewhat better, but nothing serious.)
I am by no means certain that the player of the White pieces (to be identified later today) came up with the best plan, but it was a very impressive plan!
I am by no means certain that the player of the White pieces (to be identified later today) came up with the best plan, but it was a very impressive plan!
1. f4 with the plan of ratcheting up pressure on the kingside (if 1.exf4 then BxN, and if 1.Bf6, f5!).
ReplyDeleteI think you're right that 1...Bf6 2.f5! is strong. But 1.f4 exf4 2.Bxf4 Bf6 puts the bishop on a strong diagonal. White has to take time out to protect, say with 3.Qc2. Then 3...Bd4+ 4.Kh1 Qe7 shows the dark side of playing f4: the e4 square is feeling a little pressure.
ReplyDeleteBut this is reasonable for White, too, IMO.