Originally posted by violinpatrickI meant that Qxe6 is not ideal for white. Better is 0-0. QxQ for black is fine as in the game line.
Yuga,
Interesting post. I have a question though... What's wrong with
Game 2801920 Qxe6??
To me that looks like the best move. It screws up white's pawn structure and leaves white with nothing much to do.
I'm probably missing something. Thanks.
One more interesting game I wanted to bring up.
Akizy -Weyerstrass
Game 2423887 A remarkable decision by Weyerstrass to play down a line that leaves him down a pawn. Perhaps white should have left the queens on to make Black suffer because maybe (although I do not have the necessary analysis to prove this) white could have improved his position, if only marginally, and then forced a trade of queens to lead down to a better endgame. In any case, I don’t think it would hurt to try!?
So here is a plan after move 31: Let’s consider ideal places for white’s pieces, I would think: Re1/Qd4/Ng3. Black’s pieces logically belong as such, I think: Bc6/Qe7/Re5.
My first idea would be try to advance the e pawn but I think the pawn can be easily blockaded. And Black’s queenside pawns are impossible to attack. Perhaps white could have pushed h4-h5-h6, but I am not sure if it accomplishes anything. With the knight on g3 perhaps black may have considered pushing h5-h4 himself.
Of course, Akizy’s judgment would be best in the case if white cannot improve his position with the queens on (and if Black is able to improve his position). If white can improve his position and then trade off queens advantageously and I am not sure if there is a way to facilitate this; white’s king would ideally be placed on d6.
I’m just moving pieces here. Would achieving such a position be possible for white?