In the position below, Black wants to defend his b-pawn with his N. But playing 1.Nc4 is met by 1....b5 driving N away. To prolong the game a little longer, Black decides to provide a safe place for the N at c4 with 1.Bxc5 bxc5 2.Nc4.
What does Black do? Black wastes no time fooling around. He returns the piece with 2...Bxc3 3.bxc3.
Why? Simply because the N is not capable of any resistance against the R. And the game ends swiftly.
The beginning of the end began with 3...Rc2. And it was all over shortly after 4.Nd6 Rxc3 5.a4 Ra3 6.Nb7 c4 7.a5 c3. 0-1
This seems more tempting for white in my opinion. I definately wouldn't be looking to sac my Bishop here if I was white, the more material white has still left the less influential the difference in material is. At the end of the position below black still has a lot of work to do.
Thanks for posting, it's interesting to see how you broke the white pawn chain.
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