One of my favorite quotes:
"Its not how much material you have. Its what you do with the material you do have."
Blacks light square bishop is basically...useless.
1...b5 2.Qb5 Rb8 3.Qe2 Now blacks rook has the b-file, and the light square bishop has either the a8-h1, or a6-fi diagonals to use. Its all about piece activity.
Me netiher...
I can't see why blakcs light squared bishop is so weak after Bg2. (Whites dark squared in the other hand...) I find white OK, AND a pawn up.
I'm not stating your wrong, I just don't understand it :-(
Why is ...b5 a good move? Not sure that it is, where does that come from?. See #5 ... d6
Why can't whites queen just take the pawn?
1. ... b5 2. Qxb5 Rb8 3. Qe2 Nc7 4. Bg2 Ba6 --- Looks a little thin to me. 5. c4 Qb4+ 6. Nbd2
Maybe Magnus knows ;-)
What the heck is this?
Obviously the position comes from an Alapin Sicilian. Whoever put the Queen at e7 is nuts, it simply does not make any sense- the move ...b5 in its place is perfectly valid- taking the pawn is extremely risky.
The positive side to this: I'm not the stupid guy (well, not because of this anyway...) who didn't overlook an obvious issue.
IM pfren: The position is from a Sicilian-book.
Rat1960: I'll ask Magnus the next time I bump into him (small country) :-)
Hi!
I'm looking at a position, and I need help from any of you strong players in here.
Why is ...b5 a good move? Why can't whites queen just take the pawn?
Kj.