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Oct 12, 2026
JohnHOST
It's very important that the pawn on e7 is protected, so there is no Qe7 check.
JohnHOST
So I make sure that if I play the move Qd4, there is no dangerous check that I'm facing that can distract me from this double attack so to speak.
JohnHOST
These are my observations so far.
JohnHOST
My rooks are protected right now.
JohnHOST
Or like some random captures maybe, like, okay, queen takes a2 or what, yeah? Yeah, and that isn't natural either.
JohnHOST
Right, right.
JohnHOST
But for you to see maybe Qd4 better, then you also need to see the other bishop as loose.
JohnHOST
Because otherwise you can also, let's say, play moves like Qc3 easily, because why not attacking a single bishop? But since you identified both targets, then Qd4 naturally becomes a stronger option for us.
Can CavadayHOST
If we talk about color complex weaknesses in this position.
Can CavadayHOST
But I try to understand the follow-up, you know? Like, what would be my follow-up to, let's say, Rxb5? Maybe Qd4 comes to mind.
Can CavadayHOST
It's a very, of course, forcing move in some sense.
Can CavadayHOST
You know, maybe forcing f6 could be an idea for me to...
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Alex AstanehGUEST
To be fair, Fedoseev didn't play e6.
Alex AstanehGUEST
He played a different move, which we'll see after.
Alex AstanehGUEST
I'll say it's Qd4.
Alex AstanehGUEST
Qd4 again, yeah.
JohnHOST
And the good thing about Qc3 is that Qf6 is not possible, yeah? Because Qf6, I can take on d2.
JohnHOST
But there's Qd4 though, right? Black can offer a queen trade on d4.
JohnHOST
But that's a better version for us.
JohnHOST
I mean, at the very least, we can take on d4 and the rook is not ideally placed on d4.