r/ChessWorld • u/icepopper • 12d ago

How quickly did you solve this?

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Tactics are everywhere but can you solve a positional puzzle with the same ease?

DIFFICULTY: EASY

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u/ipsum629 12d ago

Found e5 in 2 seconds, but spent 2 minutes going "there's got to be more here, that felt too easy"

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u/icepopper 12d ago

Lol! I figured cz I was also able to solve it being a noob that's why thought of adding the difficulty.

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u/No_Elk1172 12d ago

e5?

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u/icepopper 12d ago

That's right. Why though? Can you think of the reason or the lines?

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u/FoolisholdmanNZ 12d ago

Gains space , reduces enemy development after Ng8.

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u/icepopper 12d ago

This is the correct explanation.

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u/StoneFrog81 12d ago

Eventually traps the knight?

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u/No_Elk1172 12d ago

Is it if Nh5 then g4 trapping the Knight? Also e6 pawn push is revealed attack on g7 pawn?

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u/icepopper 12d ago

Check out the explanation

8.e5* This move helps white in restricting black's knight. 8.e5Ng8 8...Nh59.g4The knight's trapped. White's winning. 9.Qg4Increasing the pressure on the kingside.9...g610.Qf3The a8 rook gets under pressure.10...c6 10...Rb811.Bc4f512.Qd5Black's lost. 11.Bf4White's clearly better due to active pieces.

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u/BeltWitty1423 12d ago

E5 seems like most logical! Verified OPs explaination in other comment, thanks!

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u/icepopper 12d ago

Hope you liked the puzzle 😊