Women's Chess World Championship Started! | Puzzle of the day 07/06/2023

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Rizsatt

The Women's Chess World Cup between Chinese GMs Lei Tingjie and Ju Wenjun kicked off on Wednesday. I took a position from one of the games (the match is 1 to 1), and my question is: What do you think about the position of white and black? Which side would you like to play?

Xadrezhefehahs

Well black is up a pawn while white has the bishop pair in a wide open position and better development. I am guessing the position is about equal. A stronger player than me would probably want white here but I think I would choose black. I think white will have to play extremely well to compensate for the pawn while I think despite being more defensive. Black should be easier to play.