White to move. Does White have enough compensation for the pawn? How would you proceed as White?
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I think white has enough compensation for a pawn.
I would continue 1.a6 with idea Bb5 to pin black Knight and block b-file as well with next playing on 7th rank. I consider this plan for a decisive advantage for white.
I think white has enough compensation for a pawn.
I would continue 1.a6 with idea Bb5 to pin black Knight and block b-file as well with next playing on 7th rank. I consider this plan for a decisive advantage for white.
Come on! This one is only a couple of weeks old!
In all variations white wins exchange and a good position.Black’s “a” pawn subsequently falls.
1.Nc6 Ra8
(1…Qa8 2.Nxb8 Nxb8 3.Rab1 Qd5 4.Qc7 Nfd7 5.Rb5 Qa8 6.Rb7)
(1…Rbc8 2.Ne7+ wins )
2.a6 Qb6 3.Rab1 and black Q is trapped.
nc6 wins
It is always interesting to see comments from the past, and I even can understand repeating past problems, but I would ask that your computer people running the site try to give us problems without the previous comments, so that there can be a new ‘discussion’, as may develop.
I also see that in 2012, there was still the problem of problems being repeated very soon after they were first presented on the site.
Again, this is not a negative comment on a very good site, but just a suggestion for improvement.
Seconded. I don’t like repeats either, but I pretty much remember most of them, and even when I don’t, I always recheck my own files to ensure I don’t expend much effort on repeats. However, reposting the old comments is destroying this feature of Ms. Polgar’s site. There is far less engagement in such situations. The old system of holding the comments for a day or so was far better, and allowed participants to chew over the problems, and it gave participants incentives to work them out in detail.
I mix them up, some new, some old, just to see if everyone remembers them 🙂
I understand and accept that, but remove the old comments before repeating.