Can anyone explain why this is a brilliant move?
Can anyone explain why this is a brilliant move?
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I'm assuming it's expecting Qxb5, Nxc7+ with a royal fork. But what's stopping c6 or Nc6 instead, keeping the black Queen in a position to protect c7?
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c6, Qc3
1.) xb5, Nc7+ and get their rook (unless they decide to take their queen for your knight)
2.) xd4, get their queen (so yeah 1. will happen)
If they to for Nc6 you also can respond with Qc3 and win the knight (or the queen), unless they do Bb7, then you don't win anything but are in a very good position (very aggressive and they can't move anything away without losing material)
Bb7 looks good after Qc3. Still feels like there's something here to me but it's not simple imo.
- You're basically trading a knight and a bishop for a rook in this case, plus black gets an active center. Dunno if that is a very good trade.
I cannot find a reason why Bb6 would be brilliant. Just grabbing the center with d4 or castling seems like the better option.