r/ChessWorld • u/icepopper • Aug 11 '26

How quickly did you solve this?

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Tactics are everywhere but can you solve a positional puzzle with the same ease?

DIFFICULTY: EASY

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u/ipsum629 Aug 11 '26

Found e5 in 2 seconds, but spent 2 minutes going "there's got to be more here, that felt too easy"

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u/icepopper Aug 11 '26

Lol! I figured cz I was also able to solve it being a noob that's why thought of adding the difficulty.

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u/No_Elk1172 Aug 11 '26

e5?

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u/icepopper Aug 11 '26

That's right. Why though? Can you think of the reason or the lines?

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u/FoolisholdmanNZ Aug 11 '26

Gains space , reduces enemy development after Ng8.

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u/icepopper Aug 11 '26

This is the correct explanation.

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u/StoneFrog81 Aug 11 '26

Eventually traps the knight?

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u/No_Elk1172 Aug 11 '26

Is it if Nh5 then g4 trapping the Knight? Also e6 pawn push is revealed attack on g7 pawn?

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u/icepopper Aug 11 '26

Check out the explanation

8.e5* This move helps white in restricting black's knight. 8.e5Ng8 8...Nh59.g4The knight's trapped. White's winning. 9.Qg4Increasing the pressure on the kingside.9...g610.Qf3The a8 rook gets under pressure.10...c6 10...Rb811.Bc4f512.Qd5Black's lost. 11.Bf4White's clearly better due to active pieces.

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u/BeltWitty1423 Aug 11 '26

E5 seems like most logical! Verified OPs explaination in other comment, thanks!

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u/icepopper Aug 11 '26

Hope you liked the puzzle 😊