what to do when you are white

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Avatar of grandmaster56

 I ran into this position with my dad where I figured I was losing, but then he played Na4? and I was able to fight off his attack after Nxa4 bxa4 Qxc5 Qxc5 Bxc5 and fought hard for a draw after that. With that in mind, what would be the right move/plan here for white?

Avatar of ARandomPerson

what to do when you are white: win

Avatar of checkmateisnear

Id say prepare the f4 break

Avatar of hsbgowd

Both sides are cramped for space. Black wants to free his a7 bishop and his threatening a5.

If i were White, I would play Bc1-d2 and then play h3, Nh2 followed by f4.

Avatar of vikramarun

I agree. Bc1-d2 is the best plan followed by Ne1 then f4.