Checks: none
Captures: Rxe7, Qxg6, none are threats
Threats: none
Space: Advantage White because of the c and b pawns
Development and King Safety: Equal
Quality of Pieces: Advantage Black. Black: no pieces are blocked, queen attacks weak h2 pawn, rooks are doubled, and dark bishop is on a long diagonal. White advantages: e1 rook controls a semi-open file. White disadvantages: d1 rook is blocked, knight is not in center, queen is protecting knight.
Material: About equal, Black has a dark bishop for a knight.
Requirements:
R1) Reduce White’s space advantage
R2) Exploit better quality of pieces
R3) Win material
Candidate Moves:
C1) Bh6: double-attacks knight on d2, but White can simply move the knight
C2) e5: gains center space, but restricts movement of dark bishop; can be followed up with Bh6
C3) Be5: double-attack on h2, Qxh2+ wins a little space, a pawn and undermines opponent king safety; can be met with h3 which compromises king safety and opens the door for new tactics; can be met with h3 or Nf3
C4) Bd4: pins f pawn and threatens Bxf2, a double-attack on king and rook; might lose material but compromise king safety
Urgency: None?
Chosen move: e5 because it wins space.
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Before addressing your positional evaluation, very important not to forget doing tactical evaluation as well after we suggested our candidate positional move.
I remind you, in the stage of tactical evaluation, we look at what threats can we generate- again, chacks, captures, pressure (attacking material), and tension (when both sides can capture but neither has to).
Of course, later we compare the two candidate moves- the positional and the tactical ones, and decide which is better.
Ugh. I need another lesson. Despite my initial thought process which probably took 15 minutes I am equally drawn to ...a6 to stop the simple threat of b5.
Hi guys!
I present you today's position, and as always, provide full evaluation (threats, positional, tactical) and analyze the resulting requirements of the position to find plans and suggested moves, eventually choosing the best one (either the one who distinguishly answers more requirements then the rest, or if it's tied use the concept of urgency in chess- which moves we want to play can be prevented by our opponent unless we play them right away).