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Should You Trade Queens? Part 1

#2

@ChessMindAI

Great Article!, Very instructive. Using a less generic non-AI thumbnail would be a finishing touch to this masterpiece ;)

@ChessMindAI Great Article!, Very instructive. Using a less generic non-AI thumbnail would be a finishing touch to this masterpiece ;)
#3

@RuyLopez1000: Yeah, you're totally right about the thumbnail. I actually put together a thumbnail for the YouTube video (non-AI), but the blog rules discourage that kind of thumbnail. So, to avoid making a second thumbnail, I take the easy route (I'm really not good with graphics xD)

@RuyLopez1000: Yeah, you're totally right about the thumbnail. I actually put together a thumbnail for the YouTube video (non-AI), but the blog rules discourage that kind of thumbnail. So, to avoid making a second thumbnail, I take the easy route (I'm really not good with graphics xD)
#5

Excellent blog, very instructive.

Excellent blog, very instructive.
#6

@tpr said in #5:

Excellent blog, very instructive.

Thanks @tpr! I'll be sure to publish more ;)

@tpr said in #5: > Excellent blog, very instructive. Thanks @tpr! I'll be sure to publish more ;)
#7

some people
c a n ' t
change queens !

they can't win without the queen.
they are not capable of mating with K&R under time pressure.

the answer is:
you then n e v e r trade queens.

when you are well-trained at C H E S S ( not "queens" ), you can trade queens
,--when the resulting position is favourable or
,--opp's queen is strong.

this blog doesn't teach you how to play without queen at all when you're a loser without the queen

some people c a n ' t change queens ! they can't win without the queen. they are not capable of mating with K&R under time pressure. the answer is: you then *n e v e r* trade queens. when you are well-trained at *C H E S S* ( not "queens" ), you can trade queens ,--when the resulting position is favourable or ,--opp's queen is strong. this blog doesn't teach you how to play without queen at all when you're a loser without the queen
#8

Actually in the position I got the right result but reached it using another variation.

My reasoning was that white was better since the d6 pawn was isolated meaning black was slightly passive/defensive with a long term structural defect. Then I looked variation after Qd5 and this was line I looked at for black.

28.Qd5 Qxd5 29.Rxd5 Re8 30.Kg2 Re2 31.b4 Kf7 32.Rxd6 Ke7 33.Rd4 Ra2 and a3 pawn will fall. The main point of the lines is that with the Queen trade white has also exchanged the weak d6 pawn for the connected a2 pawn so the exchange has allowed black to improve their pawn structure using the undefended pawns on b2 and f2.

The second consideration to take into account is that black doesn't have enough weaknesses for a rook endgame to win even if he doesn't sacrifice d6 pawn. A setup with Kc6 and Re7 leaves everything defended as white can't advance king too far up as otherwise Re2 ideas appear where white pawns are vulnerable.

So at least my thoughts is that 28.Qd5 is pretty much a draw offer since there doesn't seem to be a realistic winning chance unless black blunders.

Unsure how useful it is but that's how I evaluated it and generally main question I ask is if my position is better with or without the queens and then work from there.

Actually in the position I got the right result but reached it using another variation. My reasoning was that white was better since the d6 pawn was isolated meaning black was slightly passive/defensive with a long term structural defect. Then I looked variation after Qd5 and this was line I looked at for black. 28.Qd5 Qxd5 29.Rxd5 Re8 30.Kg2 Re2 31.b4 Kf7 32.Rxd6 Ke7 33.Rd4 Ra2 and a3 pawn will fall. The main point of the lines is that with the Queen trade white has also exchanged the weak d6 pawn for the connected a2 pawn so the exchange has allowed black to improve their pawn structure using the undefended pawns on b2 and f2. The second consideration to take into account is that black doesn't have enough weaknesses for a rook endgame to win even if he doesn't sacrifice d6 pawn. A setup with Kc6 and Re7 leaves everything defended as white can't advance king too far up as otherwise Re2 ideas appear where white pawns are vulnerable. So at least my thoughts is that 28.Qd5 is pretty much a draw offer since there doesn't seem to be a realistic winning chance unless black blunders. Unsure how useful it is but that's how I evaluated it and generally main question I ask is if my position is better with or without the queens and then work from there.