Diagram 26 · White to move
White is the exchange down with a pawn and a queenside majority for it, and that compensation only holds while the queens are still on the board. The knight wants a central square, but jumping in right now allows a check that forces the queens off. Something else has to move first.
Positional Chess Puzzles
Black+1
sealed
White
Diagram 26
Position found by GrandLapinDiagram 26 · White to move
White is the exchange down with a pawn and a queenside majority for it, and that compensation only holds while the queens are still on the board. The knight wants a central square, but jumping in right now allows a check that forces the queens off. Something else has to move first.
Positional Chess Puzzles
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