Far-sighted
Can you find any better motivation for White's 12th move in the game than his continuation in the diagram position?
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 0-0 8.0-0 Bd7 9.Nf5 Bxf5 10.exf5 h6 11.g4 Re8 12.a4 a5 13.f4 Nh7 14.Nd5 Bh4 - Start an analysis engine:
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Akash G | 2487 | Dauletova,G | 2299 | 1–0 | 2020 | C41 | Schachfestival 2020-Open | 5.5 |
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