Qe2
The Process of Decision Making in Chess Volume 2: Practice positions and solutions. Position 8.12
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Mar 9, 2018
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Yeah, I like ...Qe2 also followed by ...Rc8 attacking white's c file pawn. Whites pawn chain is weak on the queen side and black needs to try and take advantage of this!
Rc8
Solve for Black:
Diagram 8.12- observation shows that since the chain d5-e4 is both short and starts far up the board, it can be contacted easily by white’s c pawn and therefore possibly get broken.
Challenge: can the immediate c4 be regarded as a threat? Calculate the arising variation, and if it indeed makes black’s position worse suggest a solution for black to prepare for c4.