Thursday, 21 November 2024

Lessons From Altea IV: No Going Back

THE following position was reached in my round-five game at the Cap Negret 65+ seniors.
Black has just castled
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Stockfish17 and Dragon1 reckon the position is equal.
But it was equal no longer after White played 12.c4?!, which was met by 12...Nf5, winning a pawn.
White would be OK if 13.c3 were playable, but of course pawns cannot move backwards.
Indeed every pawn move is an example of an irreversible move, another well-known one being castling.
LESSON: be extra careful with irreversible moves, especially in sharp middlegame positions.

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