Tactical equality? Positional opportunity?

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Spochman

Hey guys,

It's my recent game, what I would like you to do, is to think whether white's (played by me) plans were correct in the decisive moments.

The game ended in a draw by agreement- do you think it was indeed an equal position?

Answer the last question using evaluation tools from my first article.

 

-Philip

Sun777

Why draw this early though? Based on your first article anyway, yes, I believe that the moves were good thoughout plans.

One question though: why take the pawn on b5 with LSB, and sac a bishop?

Spochman

Well, about the early draw- that's a question you need to answer, I asked you guys to tell me if you see any interesting plans for both sides.

About your other question- please rephrase it I didn't understand what you ask. anyway, Bxb5 is good, but is there anything better? what do you think of Be2-Bf3 plan instead?

Spochman

Actually, 11.Rd1 is no mistake, it's the best move here, one of a a number of possible good moves possible.

About Ng5- white is not fully developed, and not enough developed towards blacks kingside to have an attack. so, Ng5 isn't a bad mistake, it's an inaccuracy. as I always ask you guys to do, having analyzed the position with the tools from the article you wouldn't have reached the conclusion that the position demands Ng5, but a different one, that white still has to keep developing in a way that would hold up, at least for some time, black's c5 or e5. Rd1 does that, because after that these moves would be played by black favorably for white, opening the rook's x-ray on the black queen.

but anyway, Ng5 is premature, and after either your variation and Be7 or just h6 after Ng5 black is totally equal.

try to give a full position evaluation before deciding on a plan. otherwise you give moves from the guts and not the brain Cool